Ya know, It's not illegal. Not any more than Operation Desert Fox was.
2nd, if we could get the Iraqi's to sell some oil to pay for the costs, that'd be great. But the Liberals would scream Bloody murder about Imperialism and Colonialism.
3. We're there. We can't change history. Can you change history? If you can, I'd love to borrow your time machine. Pulling out now, or 5 months ago or 3 years ago would catastrophic. If you say it wouldn't or refuse to admit so you're a fool. It would
And to answer your question obliquely:
Less than Social Security is.
Here's the breakdown: Mandatory spending: $1.788 trillion (+4.2%) $608 billion (+4.5%) - Social Security $386 billion (+5.2%) - Medicare $209 billion (+5.6%) - Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) $324 billion (+1.8%) - Unemployment/Welfare/Other mandatory spending $261 billion (+9.2%) - Interest on National Debt Discretionary spending: $1.114 trillion (+3.1%) $481.4 billion (+12.1%) - United States Department of Defense $145.2 billion (+45.8%) - Global War on Terror $69.3 billion (+0.3%) - Health and Human Services $56.0 billion (+0.0%) - United States Department of Education $39.4 billion (+18.7%) - United States Department of Veterans Affairs $35.2 billion (+1.4%) - US Department of Housing and Urban Development $35.0 billion (+22.0%) - State and Other International Programs $34.3 billion (+7.2%) - Department of Homeland Security $24.3 billion (+6.6%) - Energy $20.2 billion (+4.1%) - Administration of justice $20.2 billion (+3.1%) - Department of Agriculture $17.3 billion (+6.8%) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration $12.1 billion (+13.1%) - Department of Transportation $12.1 billion (+6.1%) - Department of Treasury $10.6 billion (+2.9%) - United States Department of the Interior $10.6 billion (-9.4%) - United States Department of Labor $51.8 billion (+9.7%) - Other On-budget Discretionary Spending $39.0 billion - Other Off-budget Discretionary Spending
Non Discretionary Non Legal (Where in the Constitution is Welfare a legal function of congress?) expenditures total 1.527 Trillion Dollars.
The Pentagon AND the GWOT's cost in the same year (FY '07) are ~1/3 of the total social programs that the FEderal Government is expending money on. If we JUST look at the cost of the GWOT's cost in Iraq and Afghanistan then it's only $145 billion. Heck, that's a fraction of the Medicare and Medicaid program. Or that's HUD, DHS and Health ANd human Services rolled together.
Where in the constitution again can you point to where congress is authorized to fund housing? I'm curious to know which article that's under.
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Date: 2008-02-28 11:09 pm (UTC)2nd, if we could get the Iraqi's to sell some oil to pay for the costs, that'd be great. But the Liberals would scream Bloody murder about Imperialism and Colonialism.
3. We're there. We can't change history. Can you change history? If you can, I'd love to borrow your time machine. Pulling out now, or 5 months ago or 3 years ago would catastrophic. If you say it wouldn't or refuse to admit so you're a fool. It would
And to answer your question obliquely:
Less than Social Security is.
Here's the breakdown:
Mandatory spending: $1.788 trillion (+4.2%)
$608 billion (+4.5%) - Social Security
$386 billion (+5.2%) - Medicare
$209 billion (+5.6%) - Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
$324 billion (+1.8%) - Unemployment/Welfare/Other mandatory spending
$261 billion (+9.2%) - Interest on National Debt
Discretionary spending: $1.114 trillion (+3.1%)
$481.4 billion (+12.1%) - United States Department of Defense
$145.2 billion (+45.8%) - Global War on Terror
$69.3 billion (+0.3%) - Health and Human Services
$56.0 billion (+0.0%) - United States Department of Education
$39.4 billion (+18.7%) - United States Department of Veterans Affairs
$35.2 billion (+1.4%) - US Department of Housing and Urban Development
$35.0 billion (+22.0%) - State and Other International Programs
$34.3 billion (+7.2%) - Department of Homeland Security
$24.3 billion (+6.6%) - Energy
$20.2 billion (+4.1%) - Administration of justice
$20.2 billion (+3.1%) - Department of Agriculture
$17.3 billion (+6.8%) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$12.1 billion (+13.1%) - Department of Transportation
$12.1 billion (+6.1%) - Department of Treasury
$10.6 billion (+2.9%) - United States Department of the Interior
$10.6 billion (-9.4%) - United States Department of Labor
$51.8 billion (+9.7%) - Other On-budget Discretionary Spending
$39.0 billion - Other Off-budget Discretionary Spending
Non Discretionary Non Legal (Where in the Constitution is Welfare a legal function of congress?) expenditures total 1.527 Trillion Dollars.
The Pentagon AND the GWOT's cost in the same year (FY '07) are ~1/3 of the total social programs that the FEderal Government is expending money on. If we JUST look at the cost of the GWOT's cost in Iraq and Afghanistan then it's only $145 billion. Heck, that's a fraction of the Medicare and Medicaid program. Or that's HUD, DHS and Health ANd human Services rolled together.
Where in the constitution again can you point to where congress is authorized to fund housing? I'm curious to know which article that's under.