> *In 2011, we spent 700 billion on the defense department, and we spent 1,2...

		nknight on March 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Indian Government uses special powers to slash can... > In 2011, we spent 700 billion on the defense department, and we spent 1,205 billion dollars more than we took in. We also took in hundreds of billions less than we would have if not for the avoidable economic implosion and earlier ill-advised tax cuts.