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Too late to edit my comment, but my numbers seem to be wrong, or at least out of date. During the Bush years, military spending was in the 25% (or greater) ran
by coolgeek 8y ago
Too late to edit my comment, but my numbers seem to be wrong, or at least out of date.
During the Bush years, military spending was in the 25% (or greater) range.
SS/MC was lower (as a percentage of the budget) than today, but it was closer to 33% than 25%.
See e.g. https://www.thebalance.com/fy-2007-u-s-federal-budget-and-spending-3306310 https://www.thebalance.com/fy-2007-u-s-federal-budget-and-sp... which has links to other years.