Here is the proposed Federal budget for 2009.
Mildly put, it's a sobering experience.
If the budget tells us anything, it's what our nation currently values.
If the budget tells us anything, it's what our nation currently values.
Here's what this year's budget is saying:
When we have a dollar to spend, we put 49 cents of it into our military
Another 4 cents is spent on helping our war veterans
Another 2 cents is spent on other National Defense-related efforts.
As you can see, over half of every discretionary dollar goes
When we have a dollar to spend, we put 49 cents of it into our military
Another 4 cents is spent on helping our war veterans
Another 2 cents is spent on other National Defense-related efforts.
As you can see, over half of every discretionary dollar goes
toward a violence-based response to conflict.
Budgets are more than just lines of numbers; they are moral documents that tell individuals, organizations and nations what they truly value. More than mere words or platitudes, budgets are a reflection of the ways in which we do--or don't--"put our money where our mouth is." There is probably no more daunting document than the U.S. Federal budget. But that in no way diminishes the need for each of us to do our best to know about it and understand it. The Federal budget is a public document. You can review it at the Government Printing Office's website.
Here is a pie chart of the Bush proposed plan for 2009 discretionary spending.
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