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Bowser, I'm talking about the spending we have right now. Current entitlements, which, right now, in the current budget, exceed the annual $160 billion cost of the war by eight times. Eight. It's twice the amount of the entire military/security budget.

That ridiculous three trillion number you're still stuck on--how many years is that tally spread over? Entitlements--the ones we have right now--use up that amount of money in about two years. And unlike the war in Iraq, this will still be going on forty years from now. Assuming the economy doesn't collapse under it first.

I've probably posted the numbers dozens of times.

If I included the possible cost of a universal health care program, it would be far worse. When the Federal budget goes under, it isn't going to be from military budgets. Deal with it.

Cripes, it's like trying to teach kiwi birds to juggle.

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