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No, it doesn't. Slightly less than half of the discretionary portion of the budget goes to defense programs. The discretionary portion is only about 33% of th
by vonmoltke 7y ago
No, it doesn't. Slightly less than half of the discretionary portion of the budget goes to defense programs. The discretionary portion is only about 33% of the total budget, meaning defense programs take about 16% of the total budget.
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- behringer 7y agohttps://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spending_categories https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spendi... Don't forget to include veterans benefits