[jackson1442]

edit: I was mistaken, see below for corrections

~~https://media.nationalpriorities.org/uploads/presidents_fy_2...

the military budget is 50% of the US budget for FY22

[throwawayboise]

That's misleading, that's showing 50% of discretionary spending. Defense is not even 20% of total spending.

https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spend...

[wrs]

50% of the discretionary budget. Entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, etc.) are 65% of the budget. The full budget is about $6 trillion.