18-02-2005 01:20									#1
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quote: These figures are from a line-by-line analysis of detailed tables in the “Analytical Perspectives” book of the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006. The percentages are federal funds, which do not include trust funds — such as Social Security — that are raised and spent separately from income taxes. What you pay (or don’t pay) by April 15, 2005, goes to the federal funds portion of the budget. The government practice of combining trust and federal funds began in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, thus making the human needs portion of the budget seem larger and the military portion smaller. “Current military” includes Dept. of Defense ($427 billion), the military portion from other departments ($106 billion), anticipated “supplemental allowance” ($25 billion), and an unbudgetted estimate of supplemental appropriations ($85 billion). “Past military” represents veterans’ benefits plus 80% of the interest on the debt. Analysts differ on how much of the debt stems from the military; other groups estimate 50% to 60%. We use 80% because we believe if there had been no military spending most (if not all) of the national debt would have been eliminated. For further explanation, see box at bottom of this page.

http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm

	18-02-2005 01:26									#2
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Where my money goes?

DOWN THE $40,000 TOILET!!!!

	18-02-2005 01:44									#3
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Someone want to square away how 600 Billion from their numbers is half of our 2.6 Trillion dollar budget?

Ah, now I see, non-discretionary spending is off of that list. Very dishonest of them since the general fund WILL have to pay for all of it, and we are taxed for those programs in any event.

	18-02-2005 04:27									#4
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Interest on the debt is a benefit for the rich. That's one reason why they should pay much more tax.

	18-02-2005 04:59									#5
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The Executive Office of the President is military?

Some of those numbers are whacked. NASA efforts haven't contributed to the military for near a decade. Some DOE nuclear is now supporting NASA. Homeland security isn't military in any sense that I know the word.

I'm not sure what is meant by "international security." Retirment pay should go in past military instead of current military. Next year's war supplemental is just a SWAG by this group.

	18-02-2005 05:11									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Whoha Someone want to square away how 600 Billion from their numbers is half of our 2.6 Trillion dollar budget?

Social Security and Medicare are paid for out of their own taxes.

	18-02-2005 06:58									#7
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First off, not quite: They will both go negative in about 2 decades, and there is no cash in the trust fund, just government treasury notes.

Second: Do they tax space aliens for those two? No they tax us.