To put this in perspective, the federal budget for education in 2012 was
$77.39 billion. NASA's budget was a measly
$18.7 billion.
(CNSNews.com) -- During fiscal year 2012, the U.S. government
spent a record $80.4 billion on food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), a $2.7 billion increase from FY 2011.
(Fiscal year 2012 ran from Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2012.)
According to the Monthly Treasury Statement
that summarizes the receipts and outlays of the federal government,
$80,401,000,000 went towards SNAP during FY 2012, which was a $2.7
billion increase from $77,637,000,000 in FY 2011.
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