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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:04 PM
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91. From this site, it's #2
Military spending is #1:

Your slice of the pie

The fiscal year 2004 federal budget is about $2 trillion. The spending in percentages this year looks like this:
26.2%—military
22.6%—interest on the debt
19%—health care
5.5%—income security
3.4%—veterans’ benefits
3.3%—education
2.5%—nutrition spending
1.6%—housing
1.6%—environment
11.4%—everything else

http://www.truthintaxation.us/?tax_inform=whereTaxesGo
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