$481,400,000,000… Over Half
8 February 2007 – 11:19 pmThis pie chart from the San Francisco Chronicle blew me away this morning when I saw it on the train. I normally don’t get political in my blog, but this is insane.
Fifty-two percent of the 2008 federal discretionary budget is going to the f@&king Pentagon!?
source: Does the U.S. budget reflect the best investments for our future? by Ben Cohen
One just needs to look at this chart to understand why we are having problems setting up universal healthcare as well as creating adequate and stable social security and educational systems.
