• takeda@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    The difference is relatively small to matter, only 0.5% of the total. Also the reason they are separate is because our budget is divided as mandatory and discretionary.

    Discretionary is the budget that is not being paid when Congress can’t get their shit together.