politicaholic
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:02 PM
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Of the $2.5 trillion spent by our government in fiscal year 2005, 49% of the total was spent on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security (source: Treasury Department).
This is separate from the budget slated for the Iraq War right?
I wish they would also publish the % of the budget that goes to corporate subsidies.
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:06 PM
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1. That doesn't sound outlandish... |
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... Entitlements and the military have always been "the big two" for us...
I think they usually publish a handy pie chart in the back of the IRS tax form booklets don't they? That's where I'd look...
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:12 PM
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2. NPR looks at the 2007 budget |
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Here's one of many articles on the 2007 budget, it cover most of your question. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192631
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:17 PM
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I found the original statement on Whitehouse.gov. I didn't see this page there too, but NPR had a link. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:21 PM
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4. Their putting all the fruit in one basket. SS and medicare pay for |
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themselves. Actually make money. The trick is to get the budget data without SS & medicare in it. They you will notice that most of the money went to the military.
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:24 PM
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:37 PM
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6. Damn! That's depressing looking at that! |
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Look at page 3 CBO’s Baseline Budget Projections
Notice Individual income taxes and social insurance taxes rising steadily but revenue from corporate income taxes staying flat?
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Tue Apr-04-06 01:59 PM
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This president has always been for the rich elite.
The only thing that I can not fathom is why some of the middle class supported him ?
Although as things get worse for everyone in the USA , it appears less and less are giving him their support. .
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Tue Apr-04-06 03:23 PM
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8. As long as those voices make it to the polls in Nov. |
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