Military Spending. How much of each tax dollar is used for Military? Need reliable figures.

[masmdu]

Thanks in advance. Some Teabagger I am interacting with claims that military spending is just 14% of each tax dollar. I've heard as much as 50% but would appreciate any LINKS(!) to back this up and that uses reliable figures.

Thanks for the help.

[Doremus]

1. Sorry, don't know the answer but here's a kick. nt

[Drale]

2. I notice

that when people talk about cutting the budget and the deficit, they never mention cutting military spending. I'm betting if they cut the military budget in half and made the military focus only on protecting the boarders of the county we would have allot lower deficit and safer boarders.

[Wicked93]

3. Really?

Cut the military? Really? The one group of people who put their lives on the line to protect us.

Sometimes I wonder where people's heads are. :eyes:

[leftstreet]

5. Protect us from what?

Wall Street?

[Drale]

9. Most of the budget

is spent on building the next big aircraft or that next big tank. The fact is their is no one who is anywhere near our level of military tech right now.

[w8liftinglady]

4. here's one...20%...more when I find them

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258

[w8liftinglady]

7. this one includes veterans benefits...which need to be included

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/defense_budget_2010_3.html

[Owl]

6. Too damn much is wasted on military spending.

[rug]

8. 36% for current military expenses, 54% including past military expenses.

http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm

The link explains the figures.

[Kaleva]

10. The Congressional Budget Office for FY2008 says 20%

[mmonk]

11. Around 54 cents when you add in discretionary spending.