DC Tom Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 And here I thought the military and Social Security were the biggest lines on the budget. I learn something new every day. Depends on your definition of "budget" - through the first half of the Bush administration, half the military expenditures were "supplemental funding", not included in the budget requests. And most people treat SS as outside the budget most of the time. There's a slew of different ways the government cooks the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateverdude Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Really? I thought it was from Yentl. You would be surprised by how many blank looks you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Depends on your definition of "budget" - through the first half of the Bush administration, half the military expenditures were "supplemental funding", not included in the budget requests. And most people treat SS as outside the budget most of the time. There's a slew of different ways the government cooks the books. I was actually just making a joke how his parenthetical comment seemed to be the large budget line item he was referring to. But thanks for clarifying anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I was actually just making a joke how his parenthetical comment seemed to be the large budget line item he was referring to. Ah. Completely missed that. I wager, in broad terms, that is actually the biggest budgetary expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 And here I thought the military and Social Security were the biggest lines on the budget. I learn something new every day. Hmm. You see significant cuts in the military, SS, and medicare, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hmm. You see significant cuts in the military, SS, and medicare, do you? You missed the joke, too. Read my exchange with Tom above and next time I'll try to be more obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 You missed the joke, too. Read my exchange with Tom above and next time I'll try to be more obvious. In my defense, I'm fighting a stomach thing today. But you really do have to consider your audience. Generally, I'd phrase that joke as "I never realized retards were the biggest budget line item...but on reflection, it makes sense." 'Cause...y'know...mouth-breathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 You missed the joke, too. Read my exchange with Tom above and next time I'll try to be more obvious. Whups! Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Don`t know if this is true or not but if it is, I`m glad the orders were disobeyed. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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