re: The Conservative Myth of a Social Safety Net Built on Charity

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1. Link?

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Here's a good link for you to play around with

Ironically enough it was $652.6B in 2007 the year before the election. And 2 years after we were attacked on 9/11 it was $482.9B. We aren't at war with anyone anymore (supposedly, so I'm told).

Plus, in the words of our immortal leader, "we have aircraft carriers now not bayonets".

What is the breakdown of that defense spending? You can even click through to see the breakdown. Spoiler alert:

Buying stuff to blow shite up: $98B
R&D/Testing: $78B
Operation & Maintenance all branches: $221.2B
Paying our troops and executives: $138.1B

This only adds up to $535.3B.

I'm all for a strong America, but it costs a lot to cover europe so they can spend their money on social programs and make our liberals think we can do it over here.