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1% ??? that can't be true. the DoD's personel budget, by itself is 2.7% of the total budget for the whole federal government.
by walljm 2y ago
1% ??? that can't be true. the DoD's personel budget, by itself is 2.7% of the total budget for the whole federal government.
- walljm 2y agothis was pulled from the 2024 monthly budget report from the treasury.
- scarface_74 2y agoI was wrong it’s 6.6% of the budget https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-government-too-big-reflections-on-the-size-and-composition-of-todays-federal-government/#:~:text=Compensation%20for%20federal%20employees%20cost,of%20that%20year's%20total%20spending. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-government-too-big-ref... If his goal is to cut 10% of the employees That 10% is less than 1% of the budget.
- walljm 2y agoAh, thank you. That's helpful.