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To: John Vosilla who wrote (136645)8/31/2013 12:36:30 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
But the most incredible stat is we spend way less as a percentage of our federal budget on defense than we did post WW2 or even when JFK was president due to our welfare state and aging population..

en.wikipedia.org


Defense Spending




To: John Vosilla who wrote (136645)8/31/2013 12:47:54 PM
From: Metacomet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
Scary where all this is going as we never ever address the real structural problems for average Americans..

...amen.....