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minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-211 months ago Via https://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoId lump benefits for veterans as part of the military.
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoAs well as the expenses of WIC for military families, since they don’t get paid enough.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYou see, it’s NASA wasting our tax money 😜
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoDon’t confuse government spending and GDP (like I did at first). This is the government budget, which is a fraction of the whole GDP, since taxes aren’t nearly 100%. I suspect you’re both right, although it’s closer to 4% of GDP IIRC.
Via https://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go
Id lump benefits for veterans as part of the military.
As well as the expenses of WIC for military families, since they don’t get paid enough.
You see, it’s NASA wasting our tax money 😜
Don’t confuse government spending and GDP (like I did at first). This is the government budget, which is a fraction of the whole GDP, since taxes aren’t nearly 100%.
I suspect you’re both right, although it’s closer to 4% of GDP IIRC.