Sadly and surprisingly, military spending is not mandated, but only exists as "discretionary." Why "discretionary?" Because the Flower Children, currently in charge of our nation, actually believe that a time when war will be no more, is "just around the corner." Understand that cowardly retreat is not an indication of "peace." Surrender should never be an option, but the Left does not agree and we are all the more endangered.
All of the following comes from National Priorities, a non-partisan group (truly "non-partisan" ~ editor) as it reviews the CBO's budget summary :
President's 2015 Budget in Pictures
March 19, 2014 - Download PDF VersionBy Jasmine Tucker
Chart assistance by Daniel Gautreau
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President Obama recently released his 2015 budget proposal. And budgets are about priorities: What we’re going to spend money on, and how we’re going to raise the money that we’re spending. These pictures tell the story of the priorities in the president’s budget.
Discretionary Spending
This is how President Obama proposes allocating $1.16 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal year 2015. Discretionary spending is the part of the federal budget that Congress determines annually during the federal budget process, and it accounts for 29 percent of total spending in the president's proposed 2015 budget. It does not include earned-benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare.Mandatory and Discretionary Spending and Interest on Federal Debt
This is how discretionary spending, above, fits into the overall federal budget. As you can see, discretionary spending is less than a third of all federal spending. Sixty-five percent of spending, or $2.6 trillion, falls under the mandatory spending category. Mandatory spending refers to spending for earned-benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. The remaining 6 percent of the federal budget, or $252 billion, will go towards interest on the federal debt.Mandatory Spending
This chart shows how President Obama plans to spend $2.6 trillion in mandatory spending in fiscal year 2015. Mandatory spending includes programs like Social Security and Medicare, which are often called earned-benefit programs. Lawmakers do not choose the exact amount of money spent on these programs, because it depends on how many people qualify for benefits.Note: While there is some mandatory spending that occurs in categories beyond the five that are shown in this chart, they are so small that together they account for less than 1 percent of the total and have been omitted.
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