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Personally, I think if we're going to have a discussion on this, it ought to include some element of "why does the federal government keep getting more expensiv
by NovemberWhiskey 5y ago
Personally, I think if we're going to have a discussion on this, it ought to include some element of "why does the federal government keep getting more expensive at such an amazing rate?"
It's astonishing to me that (in constant dollar terms), the tax receipts of the federal government have doubled since the height of the Cold War in the 1980s and are three times what they were during the Apollo program. They are estimated to increase by another third in the next five years.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoMakes sense to me given the ballooning healthcare costs and Medicaid/Medicare/VA, and then the aging population + social security underwater.
- nickthemagicman 5y agoThe U.S. defense budget alone is 750 billion. The defense budget alone is bigger than all but 19 other countries GDP! And that's only like 1/10th of the total budget. (I'm using rough estimates so please correct me if I'm off)