Originally posted by OnlyOneDR:
~20% to the actual military, ~3% to veterans benefits. (2005 figures)
It was more than 20%.
I find for 2006:
28.5% military.
3.7% veterans benefits.
And as far as I know, those don't include interest the DoD is paying.
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