The Presidential debate on foreign policy recently discussed much about the tax dollars spent on defense. The question of how much to spend on the defense of the United States is always a huge debate. Democrats tend to lean to the side of "Peace Through Diplomacy" and believe that too much is spent on defense. Conversely, Republicans tend to foster the idea of "Peace Through Strength" and want to continue to increase advances in military strength.
However, the conversation of how much we spend on defense brings up another question. Exactly where do all of our tax dollars go? The chart below is the 2011 Budget year of expenditures as a percentage of the total budget.
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Looks to me like the majority of money spent is wealth redistribution to the entitlement crowd!
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11:45, you are true. A big chunk of the money goes to Social Security and Medicare. The leeches on these programs need to be cut off!
ReplyDeleteWhy so much for Treasury Dept?
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