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by mapontosevenths 27 days ago
Social security shouldn't count as spending at all, unless you are an actual accountant, and Veterans benefits ARE Defense spending to normal people. Which means that we spend 19% on so called 'defense', and it is our largest category of spending, far outstripping the next highest category of spending.
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I'm so freaking glad I'm not normal.
I meant normal as opposed to accountant, but I see why you read it that way. Sorry about the misphrasing.