That is less than a half truth....
Posted on: September 7, 2016 at 12:58:11 CT
Spanky KU
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You should use the term "discretionary budget"
Interest on the National Debt ($229 Billion and growing) is nearly half the amount spent on Defense ($609 Billion).
Social Security and Medicare ($2.32 Trillion) are nearly 4x the size of the defense budget...
Edited by Spanky at 13:20:58 on 09/07/16