These programs include: the refundable portion of the earned-income and child tax credits, which assist low- and moderate-income working families through the tax code; programs that provide cash payments to eligible individuals or households, including Supplemental Security Income for the elderly or disabled poor and unemployment insurance; various forms of in-kind assistance for low-income families and individuals, including food stamps, school meals, low-income housing assistance, child-care assistance, and assistance in meeting home energy bills; and various other programs such as those that aid abused and neglected children.<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you mean social security it was 20% of the 2010 budget.<\/p>\n
If you mean Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP (Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program) was 21% of the 2010 budget.<\/p>\n
Defense and Security was 20% of the 2010 budget.<\/p>\n
Interest on debt was 6% of the 2010 budget.<\/p>\n
Interest on debt was 19% of the 2010 budget.<\/p>\n
Other is:<\/p>\n
\u25a07% – Benefits for federal retirees and veterans: This subcategory combines the veterans’ benefits and services function (700) and the federal employee retirement and disability subfunction (602, which is part of the income security function).<\/p>\n
\u25a03% – Education: The education subcategory combines three subfunctions of the education, training, employment, and social services function: elementary, secondary, and vocational education; higher education; and research and general educational aids (subfunctions 501, 502, and 503 respectively).<\/p>\n
\u25a02% – Scientific and medical research : This subcategory consists of the general science, space, and technology function (250), and the health research and training subfunction (552).<\/p>\n
\u25a03% – Transportation : This subcategory consists of the entire transportation function (400).<\/p>\n
\u25a01% – Non-security international: This subcategory consists of the international affairs function (150) except for international security assistance, which is included with defense, above.<\/p>\n
\u25a04% – All other: This subcategory consists of all other federal expenditures.<\/p>\n
This is where the rubber meets the road.\u00a0 Talk is cheap\u2026extremist\u2019s self-righteous indignation is manipulative\u2026manipulation ends when reason begins\u2026<\/p>\n
So now that you know what it is, tell me how would you make radical changes?\u00a0 Give specific percentages please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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