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I would be concerned if I were American and about 40 (!) % of my tax money is spent on military!
(about 1 year ago)
sosipater:
Here's the fine print on "additional spending":
"everything else not listed above and is comprised of the following function and subfunction areas: international affairs outside of international security assistance (included above in military); general science, space and technology; energy; agriculture; commerce and housing credit; transportation; community and regional development; labor and social services outside of training and employment services; justice; general government; and undistributed offsetting receipts."
Hard to be sure, but I think "undistributed offsetting receipts" means "we subtracted your tax dollars from this category to make additional spending look smaller."
(about 1 year ago)
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The graph is seriously wrong. Better recheck the figures--they do not track to the National Priorities Project's total outlays for 2006. According to NPP, in 2006, net interest is about 8%, defense is 20%. Not shown in your chart is Social Security (20%) and Medicare (13%), which together with other health (Medicaid, NIH, etc.) adds to 23% for health. I have no idea what's in the "other" and "additional spending" categories.
(about 1 year ago)
Your tax dollars at
work..