[Trav5]

If it's paid for by taxes, then it's not free. The cost is just hidden.

[coldtea]

If it takes taxes from some other BS, like military spending, it is practically free.

[behringer]

I don't know why you'd be downvoted. 60 percent of the national budget goes to military.

[vonmoltke]

No, it doesn't. Slightly less than half of the discretionary portion of the budget goes to defense programs. The discretionary portion is only about 33% of the total budget, meaning defense programs take about 16% of the total budget.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget#/...

[behringer]

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spendi...

Don't forget to include veterans benefits

[jerkstate]

that's not even close to correct, the USA does spend a lot on military but it does not do your argument any good to make up numbers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget

[behringer]

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spendi...

Don't forget to include veterans benefits

[MiroF]

and distributed in a progressive manner

and run without a profit motive