But of course the biggest problem is not the fact that we're overspending on this at a time when we're broke out of our mind. The biggest problem is what it does to the people who become part of the program. Rental assistance programs account for more than $53 billion of federal spending each year. which is just amazing. And nearly every program we will discuss today applies to dozens of other programs and hundreds of billions of taxpayers dollars. (05:38–05:45)
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Asserts that rental assistance programs cost over $53 billion annually.
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