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Topic Title: 54% of taxes go to military Topic Summary: Created On: 04/16/2011 07:32 AM Status: Post and Reply |
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04/16/2011 07:32 AM
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04/16/2011 11:26 AM
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I don't want to pay that much for the military, I'm starting the Tea Party two!
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04/16/2011 01:40 PM
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Not doubting for one minute that a blog from "war_resisters.org" would ever be skewed in favor of their anti-military agenda, but the Congressional Budget Office of the U.S. gov't has a slightly different take on the matter:
 Here's an interesting comparison of statistics: Military spending is important to most nations, with each country spending to its own need and ability. Canada spends 6.3 percent of its total yearly budget on military spending. The United States spends 19.3 percent of its budget on military expenses. Mexico uses 3.3 percent of its budget for military spending. . . Health Care Canada spends 17.9 percent of its total yearly budget on health care. The United States spends 19.3 percent of its budget on health care expenses. Mexico uses 11.8 percent of its budget for health care. Source Conclusion? If you hate the idea of your tax dollars going towards the military, move to Mexico, but if you like the idea of your tax dollars going towards medical care, stay here. On the other hand, if education's your thing, go ahead and move to Mexico, because . . . It's your choice. |
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04/16/2011 07:52 PM
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AH, but senior. You have a good point. Pero, senior, Underwood didn't speak of government spending. He spoke of taxes. Senior Underwood was absolutely correct when he said 54% of taxes go to the military. To include Social Security and Medicare, one must also include those taxes as well, which would essentially make it appear worse, as those two programs have had funds taken from them to feed the military funding.
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04/17/2011 08:50 AM
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let's go to the source on this one...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/taxreceipt by means of example, i entered that the following: This assumes this family contributes 5 percent of their wage income to a 401(k) or IRA, does not itemize, and claims the Making Work Pay and Child Tax Credits. the result's are in!!! National Defense = 26.3% |
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04/17/2011 09:36 AM
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Needs to adjust...get out of Iraq and Afganistan...save trillions...but freedom ain't free...
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04/17/2011 12:42 PM
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never use freedom in the context of murdering please ------------------------- neeeeaaapp |
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