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61% including Veteran's Benefits. Are we planning to take over the world or something?
Actually, Discretionary Budget IS THE BUDGET that Congress appropriates, and that the President submits as what he would like to spend our income taxes on.
The Mandatory budget, which is what Social Security and Medicare tax funds and distribution falls, is funded automatically, and NOT money spent that Congress critters has to appropriate...
The Discretionary budget IS THE JOB OF CONGRESS/the President.....and comes from Income taxes primarily.
This is what should be discussed and debated....SEPARATELY from the Mandatory.
President Johnson combined the Mandatory Budget with the Discretionary Budget in the 1960's to DISGUISE from the American public, HOW MUCH of our Income tax dollars was being spent on the Vietnam War.... by adding the Mandatory Budget in with their normal discretionary budget, it made the percentage of money spent look much much much much lower for the country's Vietnam War/Defense.
I repeat, the Discretionary Budget is the Budget that Congress/the President...works with, so Delta is correct in analyzing this Discretionary budget, ALL on it's own.
Actually, Discretionary Budget IS THE BUDGET that Congress appropriates, and that the President submits as what he would like to spend our income taxes on.
The Mandatory budget, which is what Social Security and Medicare tax funds and distribution falls, is funded automatically, and NOT money spent that Congress critters has to appropriate...
The Discretionary budget IS THE JOB OF CONGRESS/the President.....and comes from Income taxes primarily.
This is what should be discussed and debated....SEPARATELY from the Mandatory.
President Johnson combined the Mandatory Budget with the Discretionary Budget in the 1960's to DISGUISE from the American public, HOW MUCH of our Income tax dollars was being spent on the Vietnam War.... by adding the Mandatory Budget in with their normal discretionary budget, it made the percentage of money spent look much much much much lower for the country's Vietnam War/Defense.
I repeat, the Discretionary Budget is the Budget that Congress/the President...works with, so Delta is correct in analyzing this Discretionary budget, ALL on it's own.
Defence spending is 18% of the budget, nimrod. Where did you get the commie propaganda chart you posted?61% including Veteran's Benefits. Are we planning to take over the world or something?
The chart says right on it that this is for our Discretionary budget....which means it is the budget for spending our income taxes and excise tax monies and corporate tax monies collected by the government to RUN our country.Defence spending is 18% of the budget, nimrod. Where did you get the commie propaganda chart you posted?61% including Veteran's Benefits. Are we planning to take over the world or something?