My favorite thing about budget breakdowns in the US is how often pundits list defense spending as a percentage of GNP (gross national product) rather than as a percentage of the annual budget. Nothing else in the budget ever gets this kind of favorable treatment (which makes it appear smaller than it actually is) except sometimes debt service.
This is pretty great. This should be happening everywhere.
I get one from the US gov. It looks like:
Military spending ======================== Other =
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expenditures_in_the_United_States_federal_budget
Makes me want to calculate what goes where in my taxes based off these percentages, even if it’s not the most accurate
I love that tiny wee slice of corporate income tax compared to personal
My favorite thing about budget breakdowns in the US is how often pundits list defense spending as a percentage of GNP (gross national product) rather than as a percentage of the annual budget. Nothing else in the budget ever gets this kind of favorable treatment (which makes it appear smaller than it actually is) except sometimes debt service.
That’s what I thought. I bet that would raise understanding of federal purposes