2007-03-20 04:15:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm looking for an official site that has recent figures and perhaps some historical ones. Thanks.
2007-03-20 04:16:04 · update #1
Check out this site. It gives you the answer in pie charts. Defense is the biggest part of our budget.
2007-03-20 04:21:34 · answer #1 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US spends appoximately 452 billion dollars annually on defense, and approximately 2 billion dollars on welfare. These figures change annually, but the bulk of tax dollars are allocated for miltiary spending.
Approximately 51% of the worlds defense spending comes from the US. It's pretty sad if you ask me. I don't remeber the source for this but you can verify it on the internet.
2007-03-20 04:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by evil_paul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last budget I saw was $2.4 Trillion with $400 Billion going to defense. Therefore, defense gets 16%.
2007-03-20 04:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read some figures on it about a month ago. I think it was in Newsweek. Anyway, the welfare was way off the chart - around 60% and national defense was around 20%.
2007-03-20 04:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cons want you to believe we waste all our tax revenue providing welfare to deadbeats. But it's not true. Over 50% goes to military/defense spending!
2007-03-20 04:43:06 · answer #5 · answered by Craig L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Defense and classified operations take up just about 50% of our budget.
2007-03-20 04:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by ck4829 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋