At 9:19 PM 1/23/96, Michael Perelman wrote: >You will never get that number since quite a bit of it is hidden in >other agencies' budgets. >> >> Could someone here give me a quick figure *plus source* for >> the percentage of the Federal Budget taken up by defense >> (and perhaps closely related, eg "National Security") spending. >> I think I've seen various figures given in left publications, >> ranging from 18-25%. Thanks. Well, not exactly. The budget concept "national defense" includes Energy Dept. nuclear weapons spending. Much of the CIA allocation is buried in various departments, but a good deal of it is hidden in the Pentagon budget. The intelligence budget was about $30 billion, last I heard, so it's about 10% of the total military budget, and if most of it is already included in the military, you're not missing all that much (there may be CIA activities hidden in the embassy budget, e.g.). Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>
