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Originally Posted by DRS112
It's in the $300 billion range...
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i had heard that on npr a few weeks back...i had no idea...i was shocked...especially when looking at what they spend on programmes, like the one's cookie posted...
$300+ billion in interest
vs.
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Consumer & Occupational
Health and Safety-- $3.1 billion
Federal Prison System-- $6.2 billion
Disaster Relief & Insurance -- $12 billion
Int'l Development & Humanitarian Aid-- $14.3 billion
Nat'l Institutes of Health -- $28.6 billion
Food & Nutrition Assistance -- $60.2 billion
Homeland Security -- $64.9 billion
Medicare -- $396 billion
we should be appalled by that...sigh