Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Define social programs. Foreign assistance? Assistance to Iraq for building bridges, roads, education, healthcare? Assistance for farmers via subsidies? Eliminating Social Security? Eliminating the student loan program? Eliminating funding the interstate system? Eliminating funds to help pay for prison upkeep?

"Social programs" is very broad, but again its probably beyond your "black and white" scope here.

Seems to me like you view every govenment expenditure which is not military-related as a social program. Trust me, there are social components to military spending.

For example, you want ot eliminate social programs? Okay. No more money for disabled military veterans. None. Cut them out.

please refer to my post on the other thread. i am well aware that national defense encompases much more than the battle field.

and i do think it is pretty black and white. if your pie chart is accurate, i would think anything pertaining to national defense is considered in the 19+%. if it is not, I did not make the chart. my position is very consistant.