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Is the way the US is going similar to how Rome fell and Nazi Germany would have eventually come to an end? (lemmy.world)
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[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

13% of the budget goes to the military? In the US? And medical expenditure is the driver of the government budget? Please take me to your timeline. Cause that isn’t this one.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You're probably operating from outdated information, we don't have the same budget we had 10-20 years ago. Here ya go:

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