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The professor forgot to mention how health care is only a fraction of the US military spending, and how some of the richest, and some of the largest corporation
by acangiano 16y ago
The professor forgot to mention how health care is only a fraction of the US military spending, and how some of the richest, and some of the largest corporations pay little to no taxes. I'm all for capitalism but IMHO, America doesn't have its priorities straight.
- zzleeper 16y agoI agree with you about the corporations part. That said, check this: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY_2007.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY... Medic* and SS amount for almost half of the US budget, while the (still overinflated) military amounts for "only" 20%. That said, 40% of govt income is from social security, so this whole exercise is quite moot =( A better analysis would move all the SS transactions to another entity at a fair price, so the true picture of govt income/expenses/debt would be clear.