Government is a neccesary evil
I won't dispute your 1.4B figure, cause I just don't know. But is it "slush", or is it investment? How many billions of dollars does IBM pump into the economy each year?
Contrast this with myriad of social prorams that contribute nothing to the economy. 100,000 dollars to buy advertisung for a program to provide free tatoo removal for low income people?
Geo