tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212287131662011951.post7240606596099944074..comments2024-03-27T20:01:47.127-04:00Comments on Rants, Raves, Reviews & Reflections: 'Where your tax dollars go', word image critique Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629120523831489730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212287131662011951.post-34717151723192786392015-12-04T11:04:57.048-05:002015-12-04T11:04:57.048-05:00koko, the CATO institute having a "vested int...koko, the CATO institute having a "vested interest" doesn't mean that their research is inaccurate. <br /><br />Regardless, I only used it to breakup the $560 billion labeled as all other spending (the remaining 16% after accounting for everything else) which is data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. As the $560 billion also includes benefits for federal workers, transportation infrastructure, education, science and medical research, etc, it seems very reasonable to say that $100 billion of it is for corporate subsidies. <br /><br />Also, I'd like to point out that the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the organization that I used for the bulk of this post, is a progressive think tank. Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629120523831489730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5212287131662011951.post-73374689577826058642015-12-03T03:03:57.764-05:002015-12-03T03:03:57.764-05:00The CATO institute? Yeah, like they don't hav...The CATO institute? Yeah, like they don't have a vested interest...kokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865752104309359261noreply@blogger.com