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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I–VT) claims that “we need to change our national priorities” and “should be investing in health care, education and the needs of working families” instead of the “bloated military budget.”

IN FACT, federal, state, and local governments spend about $5.3 trillion per year on social programs and $1.0 trillion on national defense. From 1959 to 2022, social programs grew from 30% of all government outlays to 61%:

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