graphic explains federal discretionary budget for 2012....

mike_c

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Fri Nov-04-11 07:39 PM
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graphic explains federal discretionary budget for 2012....

Apologies if this is a dupe. It is utterly obscene.

Source: http://front.moveon.org/how-will-1-3-trillion-of-our-tax-dollars-be-spent-next-year

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Jim Lane

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Sat Nov-05-11 10:36 AM
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Also, of the nondiscretionary spending, some is military-related

For example, much of the interest we pay is on debt that wouldn't have been incurred if we didn't have such a bloated military.

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Sat Nov-05-11 08:03 PM
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3. But how can the U.S. exert global hegemony in the absence of a bloated

military supposedly needed to keep us safe? But how can we be safe if our homes, jobs, economy, public health, and infrastructure are not safe? :patriot:

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Jim Lane

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Sat Nov-05-11 10:36 AM
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1. dupe

Edited on Sat Nov-05-11 10:37 AM by Jim Lane

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Jim Lane

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Sat Nov-05-11 10:37 AM
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2. dupe

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