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From: Charles Packer
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 11:37
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 11:37
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In article <1992Oct31.035842.20258@mont.cs.missouri.edu>, harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator) writes... > only 23% picking by far and away the biggest ticket item, military > spending (21% of the federal budget). This suggests that most The largest item in the federal budget is not the military, but one called "income security," typically about 33% of federal outlays, compared to the 21% typically spent by the military. This can be seen in the table in any World Almanac (I consulted a 1984 edition) called "Summary of U.S. Receipts by Source and Outlays by Function."
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