Tyler Durden writes at Zero Hedge,
The following items comprise what is defined as the key Non-Defense Discretionary Spending (NDDS) components of government outlays:
Job training and worker dislocation programs
All elementary, secondary and higher education
Health research and training
Consumer and occupational health and safety
Federal law enforcement and Federal judicial system
Pollution control and abatement
Air, ground and water transportation (FAA, Coast Guard)
US Army Corps of Engineers
General science research, NASA
Energy R&D and demonstration projects
NIH/CDC spending on disease control and bioterrorism
International drug control and law enforcement
Why do we bring it up? Because the following chart shows the ratio of historical and projected government spending on entitlements - these are self-explanatory - to all the non-defense discretionary items listed above. It shows a disturbing trend.
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