U.S. Budget Priorities
This chart represents the 2007-2008 U.S. discretionary budget, the portion of the budget that the President and Congress create each year. It does not include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and interest on the national debt.
Update 1: The Afghanistan slice has obviously gotten bigger.
Update 1: The Afghanistan slice has obviously gotten bigger.
| Pentagon: | On August 5th, 2007, the Democrats in Congress voted 208 to 12 to provide the Dept. of Defense with $460 Billion in funding for the year. Next year, President Bush is asking for $515 Billion. |
| Iraq: | Bush wants $196 Billion for the war in Iraq this year. Capitulating to veto threats, House Democrats have consistently supplied money without restrictions. National debt will increase by more than $2 TRILLION. |
The “New Direction Congress”
The portion of the budget already devoted to the military is approximately 60%. But according to Nancy Pelosi's year-end message, the "New Direction" Congress is "authorizing funds to begin increasing the size of the Army and Marine Corps."
This is madness! We have more than 800 military bases around the world. We don't need more. We spend as much as the rest of the world combined. Additional spending will not make us safer. [source]
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