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2023-11-23 04:56:50 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DECB1446FAE4F49DBD514B3A39DA63C599374AA1A921458F28E9DD13427BB85D
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The defense budget is smaller than health spending when both mandatory and discretionary spending are actually taken into account. Not including mandatory spending (~60% of the budget) is a tactic used to push the narrative that the US spends too much on defense https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/17/facebook-posts/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating-internet-mi/
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