Is this statement true?

[politicaholic]

Of the $2.5 trillion spent by our government in fiscal year 2005, 49% of the total was spent on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security (source: Treasury Department).

This is separate from the budget slated for the Iraq War right?

I wish they would also publish the % of the budget that goes to corporate subsidies.

[BlooInBloo]

1. That doesn't sound outlandish...

... Entitlements and the military have always been "the big two" for us...

I think they usually publish a handy pie chart in the back of the IRS tax form booklets don't they? That's where I'd look...

[RufusEarl]

2. NPR looks at the 2007 budget

Here's one of many articles on the 2007 budget, it cover most of your question.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192631

[politicaholic]

3. Thank you so much...

I found the original statement on Whitehouse.gov. I didn't see this page there too, but NPR had a link.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/

[FloridaPat]

4. Their putting all the fruit in one basket. SS and medicare pay for

themselves. Actually make money. The trick is to get the budget data without SS & medicare in it. They you will notice that most of the money went to the military.

[Roland99]

5. Here's the CBO page

http://www.cbo.gov/budget/budproj.pdf

[Roland99]

6. Damn! That's depressing looking at that!

Look at page 3
CBO’s Baseline Budget Projections

Notice Individual income taxes and social insurance taxes rising steadily but revenue from corporate income taxes staying flat?

[cyanide]

7. Well no kidding

This president has always been for the rich elite.

The only thing that I can not fathom is why some of the middle class supported him ?

Although as things get worse for everyone in the USA , it appears less and less are giving him their support. .

[Roland99]

8. As long as those voices make it to the polls in Nov.