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The biggest categories in the federal budget are: Social Security, Medicare, Defense and Medicaid. The more programs you take off the table, the harder it is to hit a big budget savings target. I think often of these charts. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @aliciaparlap.bsky.social
Feb 19, 2025, 8:12 PM
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