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Defense Spending in the United States

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gollum
 
Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:12 pm
About what percent of U.S. government expenditures is spent on defense?
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hawkeye10
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:19 pm
@gollum,
do you want the military only, or do you want to include Homeland security, CIA, and the several hundred Billion per year that we spend on the secret agencies as well?
mysteryman
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:36 pm
@gollum,
And are you also including retirement benefits, death benefits, medical benefits, and all the other services for veterans?
gollum
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:39 pm
@hawkeye10,
Depart of Defense only.
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gollum
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:40 pm
@mysteryman,
Including all funds spent by the Departmjent of Defense.
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hawkeye10
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:45 pm
2009 projected is $651 billion, though the administration says that they will come back for more in the form of a supplemental
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/defense.html
Foofie
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 07:56 pm
Since it is money well spent, it is priceless.
NickFun
 
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Reply Mon 11 May, 2009 08:55 pm
@Foofie,
Yeah, just think of all those Iraqis who'd still be alive if we spent less.
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gollum
 
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Reply Tue 12 May, 2009 04:18 am
@hawkeye10,
Thank you hawkeye10.

Where can I find the amount for the total budget so as to ascertain about what percent of U.S. government expenditures is spent on defense?
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Pamela Rosa
 
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Reply Tue 12 May, 2009 06:34 am
US to borrow 46 cents for every dollar spent
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090512/D984FCB80.html
gollum
 
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Reply Tue 12 May, 2009 07:44 am
@Pamela Rosa,
Pamela Rose-
Thank you.

However, that refers to federal borrowing as a percentage of federal spending.

I asked for federal defense spending as a percentage of total federal spending.
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