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edit: I was mistaken, see below for corrections ~~https://media.nationalpriorities.org/uploads/presidents_fy_2022_discretionary-logo_large.png https://media.na

edit: I was mistaken, see below for corrections ~~https://media.nationalpriorities.org/uploads/presidents_fy_2022_discretionary-logo_large.png https://media.nationalpriorities.org/uploads/presidents_fy_2... the military budget is 50% of the US budget for FY22

wrs 5y ago
50% of the discretionary budget. Entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, etc.) are 65% of the budget. The full budget is about $6 trillion.
throwawayboise 5y ago
That's misleading, that's showing 50% of discretionary spending. Defense is not even 20% of total spending. https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spending/categories/ https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spend...