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Military spending is around 15 percent of total federal spending. Definitely not the "lion's share of the money". https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervit
by nceqs3 6y ago
Military spending is around 15 percent of total federal spending. Definitely not the "lion's share of the money".
https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/is-us-defense-spending-too-high-too-low-or-just-right/ https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/is-us-defens...
- sparrc 6y agoIt's the single largest category of spending, outside of medicare and social security, which are taxed and funded within their own category separate from regular income taxes, and are "mandatory spending". Also note that Brookings tends to lean pro-military so 15% is likely an under-representation. If you remove mandatory spending it's more like 50%: https://prospect.org/economy/tax-dollars-really-go/ https://prospect.org/economy/tax-dollars-really-go/