[Rickm505]

Originally Posted by chucklesR

I'll bite:

SCK, put some numbers on that last post and show me where it makes sense..

Allow me to help out

GRAPH I. DISCRETIONARY BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 2008 (in billions)

Spending Category	Billions of US dollars
Defense		481.4
Education		58.6
Health		52.3
Justice		43.6
Veternan Benefits		39.6
International Affairs		39.5
Housing Assitance		32.9
Natural Resources & Environment		28.7
Science & Space		27.3
Transportation		23.4
Training, Employment & Social Services		17.6
General Government		17.6
Other Income Security		16.4
Economic Development		10.7
Social Security & Medicare		10.1
Agriculture		5.8
Energy		4.2 $910 Billion Total
Notes: The “Social Security & Medicare” funding in this graph refers to administrative costs associated with these programs, and does not reflect actual benefits paid out nor payments paid into the system. Nor supplemental Military Iraqi spending increases.