Federal Pensions cost $70 billion a year

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@silverandslow1

You’re right. Everyone pays some tax at some point in their life. However, would you agree that a person on welfare who goes to the ATM, gets 100 bucks in cash out and goes to buy a pair of sneakers isn’t really adding to the system?

Its sort of like people on unemployment paying income tax.

economists would actually argue that they are adding to the system by going out and buying a pair of shoes and supporting a business, doesn’t matter where the money comes from.