Originally Posted by
fjm1
Please, do find an entitlement program with a price tag that even remotely resembles the DOD.
The entire Department of Health and Human Services functions on a budget that is a fraction of the DOD.
We could fund the Centers for Disease Control for 20 plus years on what we've spent in one year on Iraq.
There is a big difference between Billions and Trillions. About 3 decimal places if I remember correctly.
I personally do not like "entitlement" programs like welfare and disability. They are rife with fraud. I do like healthcare and research. My origional point was that we could spend more wisely. Please, do not attempt to twist it. The point is clear.
These are the 2006 Budgets for the following... (in millions of dollars)
DOD - $426,286
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Social Security (OASI) - $447,900
LINK
Department of Health & Human Services - $660,406
LINK
So the DOD is actually LESS than the DHHS, NOT that the DHHS is a fraction of the DOD.
NONE of these budgets are even close to the Trillion dollar mark, two are even below $500 Billion, one of which is the DOD. But add HHS & just OASI and you are at the trillion dollar mark.
I am not trying to twist anything, merely putting the facts on the table and basing my decision on them. And after displaying the facts here I still stand by my original post.