Death and Taxes
Tax deadline is this Tuesday -- here are some relevant facts and figures for US taxpayers:
*Percentage of US discretionary budget spent on education and other social
services: 8%
*Percentage of US discretionary budget spent for military: 57% (NOT COUNTING supplementary budget expenditures such as those to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan)
*US Military Budget as a percent of World total military expenditures: 49%
*Number of Americans classified as “food insecure” in 2004: 38 million
*Number of Americans without health insurance: 45 million
Slightly modified from the 1040 ez tax form available at http://www.archive.org/details/1040WAR
*Percentage of US discretionary budget spent on education and other social
services: 8%
*Percentage of US discretionary budget spent for military: 57% (NOT COUNTING supplementary budget expenditures such as those to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan)
*US Military Budget as a percent of World total military expenditures: 49%
*Number of Americans classified as “food insecure” in 2004: 38 million
*Number of Americans without health insurance: 45 million
Slightly modified from the 1040 ez tax form available at http://www.archive.org/details/1040WAR
posted by hellisotherpeople at 3:39 PM
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