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more about #debt more comments → Ruthless, If you let me: Thanks Jesus. I just spent 20 minutes zooming in/out and scrolling all over the place when I should have been working. A great way to start the day! more » btrabucco: To everyone thinking the military makes up the bulk of the budget. This is showing "Discretionary Spending" - roughly 1/3 of the Entire budget. This... more » soulfinger: I always love how the first thing people bitch about when it comes to government spending is NASA. OMG we can't go to Mars, CUT THE BUDGET FIR NASA. ... more » Apoc28: One thing that is over looked here is how much money the US military makes. They hold TONS of patents. They develop a large amount of the high tech th... more » Phroby: Something of interest pertaining to this issue of military spending... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_... You'll notice t... more » aaj111: NASA is a lot smaller on that grid than I thought... That's kind of sad. But, there's a lot of money going in places I didn't expect. more » prabh1602: Wish my country's budget was as clearly presentable as this. Its a 4000 page document full of legalese. I think Americans underestimate the level of... more » Ryan Shores: Remember the main picture is discretionary spending, not total spending. This just means this stuff is voted on by congress. Defense is about 20 pe... more » RoyceNangerini: Actually it says the discretionary budget is 1.421 trillion, which would in fact be 1,421 billion. more » gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack: Thats complete bull! so defense costs 63% of total spending and then we get transportation and then health as teh second and third highest spening are... more » -
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This Is Where Each of Your 1.421 Trillion Dollars Is Going In 2010
Want to know where your tax money is going next year? Here's more than you can handle in the new 2010 edition of the Death and Taxes poster. Zoom in to see how much those F-35 fighters and lasers cost. More » -
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Death and Taxes Shows Fascinating, Terrible View on Military Tech Spending
Death and Taxes 2009 is a detailed graphical account showing where your tax dollars will go next year in the most detailed and fascinating way: Everything is set to scale according to the amount of money spent on it, showing the amazing weight that military-related spending has in the total Federal budget. It's just mindblowing to see it all with one look. It's easy to get amazed with military technology and, like with Dubai's architecture and its slaves, I keep forgetting how much money really gots into developing hypersonic missiles, airborne lasers, invisible bombers, next generation fighters, body piercing tanks, torpedoes capable of splitting a huge ship in two, ever-vigilant drones, scary helmets, and other deadly gadgets. When you zoom in the interactive map, the numbers are just staggering. For sure, the military research and manufacturing that Darpa or companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin do not only push the scientific and industrial envelope-with long term benefits for everyone-and some may argue that it provides with work and fuels the economy-although this is kind of a fallacy and a vicious circle-but seriously, is this the only way to achieve it? What about the rest of the stuff? Hopefully, this will all change. Someday. [Wall Stats via Dark Roasted Blend]
