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Southerner Donating Member (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-11 11:24 AM
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9. We can't afford another anything
I crunched numbers taken from this website:

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com

The increase in spending between 2008 and 2010 is this:

Pensions 14%
Health Care 22%
Education 39%
Defense 16%
Welfare 56%
Protection 13%
Transportation 19%
General 14%
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