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Apr 16, 2023
8:05:19pm

veddarhall All-American

That is Wikipedia. It isn’t accurate

Fiscal Data Explains Federal Spending

Explore federal spending by category or agency and learn how much the United States government spends each year.

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/

This has it at 12%. Big delta

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veddarhall

Bio page: veddarhall
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Last login: Sep 20, 2024
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Time

POLL: What generation is most responsible for the 31 Trillion dollar national debt?

CougarTailDevourer

4/16/23 6:00pm

Yes.

StarMan

4/16/23 6:02pm

The ones whining about not enough free stuff.

4/16/23 6:02pm

The ones that give out too much free stuff to whiners.

panacablue

4/16/23 6:06pm

Hey hey. Easy now

TNT

4/16/23 6:06pm

Good point. Objection withdrawn.

panacablue

4/16/23 6:06pm

This is the right answer. Sorry, TNT.

TailgateU

4/16/23 6:09pm

Why is a guy who devours cougar tails all day

Noodles Romanov

4/16/23 6:04pm

It really started with Bush, got worse with Obama and Trump

veddarhall

4/16/23 6:15pm

It started with Reagan, who believed that deficits didn’t matter. The Bushes

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:22pm

How could it be gen Z most of us can’t even vote?

BYU TO THE MOON

4/16/23 6:17pm

All of them. The deficit ballooned most under Reagan, Obama, Trump. Only Clinton

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:20pm

70% of gov spending is social welfare spending

veddarhall

4/16/23 6:25pm

Currently military spending is about 20% of federal revenue, and it was as high

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:36pm

It’s 12%, isn’t it?

veddarhall

4/16/23 7:35pm

20% per the link in the post you responded to.

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:43pm

That is Wikipedia. It isn’t accurate

veddarhall

4/16/23 8:05pm

Friendly reminder: Clinton had a Republican House & Senate to work with. That

BleedCougarBlue2

4/16/23 6:27pm

Trump and Bush Jr. had GOP House & Senate to work with too. Only

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:29pm

Yeah, Trump's 1st 2 years were a "huge" eye opener to me about the pathetic

BleedCougarBlue2

4/16/23 6:35pm

Followed by Mitt suggesting the government pay people to exist. Idiotic.

4/16/23 10:42pm

Continue didn't take a chunk out. It may have decreased slightly, but anyone

TailgateU

4/16/23 10:23pm

You can pooh-pooh it all you want, but the fact is that it was the only time in

Japan Coug

4/16/23 10:53pm

People give to much credit and blame to presidents. The economy in the nineties

TailgateU

4/17/23 8:08am

I don’t disagree that presidents generally get way too much credit & blame for

Japan Coug

4/17/23 9:13am

Congress doesn't get enough credit or blame for that. President can't sign a

TailgateU

4/17/23 9:49am

Agree.

Japan Coug

4/17/23 9:51am

It will always be whoever is currently in power

KingDave

4/16/23 6:37pm

The politicians

cougXor

4/16/23 6:38pm

The one that had the most medical technology advances

4/16/23 6:39pm

The one holding most of the government bonds

downtownchrisbrown

4/16/23 6:59pm

That would be China and Chinese investors.

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:01pm

2/3 is domestically owned

downtownchrisbrown

4/16/23 7:13pm

Yes, I know. And actually the Japanese hold more US Treasury debt than the

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:22pm

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