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Historically, spending on welfare and social services increases quicker when there is Republican in control of the White House then when there is a Democrat in control. This may be to the worse economic times that are often occur when Republicans control the White House. Number is not inflation adjusted.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Government current expenditures: Income security: Welfare and social services [G160371A027NBEA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/G160371A027NBEA, February 26, 2017.
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