Paul Johnson wrote: >On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:40:36AM -0600, DvB wrote: >> Once again, if cutting taxes is going to put the government $300B in the >> hole, they need to cut some programs and I don't think there're many >> that can be justified being cut. > >Considering the military accounts for over 40% of government spending, >I think we found a place to start trimming fat heavily. Especially if >our politicians are going to keep claiming we're a peace-loving >nation. Peace-loving nations don't spend damn near half thier money >on a military.
Uh, that's not exactly factual. The 40% you refer must be the amount spent on militant oldsters for Social Security (22%), Medicare (11%), and Medicaid (7%). The portion of the budget spent on defense is 17%.[1] The amazing tales of the amounts supposedly being spent on the military seem to be urban legends that just keep getting repeated. [1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ -- gt [EMAIL PROTECTED] If someone tells you--- "I have a sense of humor, but that's not funny." ---they don't. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
