You do realize that the major driver of our debt is Defense spending?It's not the major driver. Actually it's 3rd in line on a federal level.
How is that a Liberal thing? Originally Posted by WTF
Health care and pensions are both a larger chunk of the budget than defense.
We spend nearly half as much on welfare as we do on defense spending. That's the 4th major driver behind defense.
Servicing the debt costs us about a third of what we spend on defense. 5th major driver.
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_budget_pie_chart