&gt; <i>In 2015, the federal government spent over $1 trillion via tax breaks and the majority of that money went to social welfare programs.</i><p>&gt; <i>Q: So because I have an employer-sponsored 401K and health care plan, take the home mortgage interest deduction on my tax return, and save money for my kids’ college education in 529 accounts...  Yes, you are a welfare queen</i><p>Just wow. I would expect this sort of stuff from Marxist professor, not from Washington Post.