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in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I love that it helps you see how little of the welfare payments are going to the unemployed, since that’s the part that concerns people the most.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Uk government tried this a few yrs ago trying to spin the welfare part as work shy bambots then it came out that the lions share was pension pots that took up most of it with the teachers pensions being the one the media focused on

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    The US has a similar breakdown by % as this Australian one, except that what's called "welfare" in Australia is called "entitlements" in the US and makes up about 50% of the budget. Welfare in terms of the dole aka money given to "work shy bambots" makes up only about half of one percent.

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