Don't know where you are getting the idea that half the US budget is spent on defense. Estimates I've seen range from 20-40% depending on what you count as "de

Don't know where you are getting the idea that half the US budget is spent on defense. Estimates I've seen range from 20-40% depending on what you count as "defense". See for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#Military_budget_and_total_US_federal_spending http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_S...