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America’s welfare system is a mess, in one chart

By Jason Russell
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America’s welfare system is a mess, in one chart

Can you guess how many welfare programs the federal government runs? Five? 10? Fifty?

The correct answer is more than 80, according to the Congressional Research Service. With so many programs, figuring out where to get help can be a time-consuming challenge.

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