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2016 Postmortem

Cresent City Kid

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7. This should be in textbooks

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 01:44 AM

Jan 2013

The budget is huge and complex, but it all comes down to proportions that can be displayed and absorbed readily with this image. Personally, I'm struck by the disparity between the spending on having the wars (or being overprepared for ones we'll never have) in relation to the VA's spending on mending the damaged lives. In general, I know many who rail blindly at the budget assuming everything is going to things they hate like welfare and foriegn aid.

Thanks for this.

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Where the Money Comes From and Where it Goes in our National Budget Really good graph... [View all] 2naSalit Jan 2013 OP

Too little revenue from corporate taxes. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #1

Indeed 2naSalit Jan 2013 #2

Okay so yah... Agschmid Jan 2013 #3

I agree 2naSalit Jan 2013 #4

Everyone needs to see, read, and understand this graph. Excellent. So many questions and so many Filibuster Harry Jan 2013 #5

Indeed. 2naSalit Jan 2013 #6

This should be in textbooks Cresent City Kid Jan 2013 #7

It lumps the general budget together with SS Dragonfli Jan 2013 #8

I have to admit that 2naSalit Jan 2013 #9