[refurb]

60% of the US budget is spent on the military.

No, it's 16%.[1]

[1]https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-bud...

[ceejayoz]

53% of discretionary spending, though.

[assblaster]

And the rest is non-discretionary, most of which is welfare: Medicare, Medicaid, social security.