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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (219792)2/18/2005 9:57:31 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (3) of 1574862
 
re: Up to 3/4 of the federal revenues are tied up in "mandatory" spending that include housing, welfare, agriculture, and other programs that eases the burden for the poor.

What % goes to the poor?

What % goes to agriculture (not the poor). What % goes to veterans? What % goes to other retired government workers?

Just because it's "mandatory", it doesn't mean it's for the poor.

re: When you consider that there isn't much left for "discretionary" spending, your claim that we spend too much on defense falls flat. It's like the government taxing you 75%, and then claiming you're not generous enough with your take-home pay of 25%.

No, it's like it cost you 75% of your take home pay just to live (rent, food, etc), and you can do what you want with the other 25%. Discretionary, get it? And 25% of the Federal budget is a lot more than "there isn't much left".

John
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