Budget realities.

• Position: Dollars And Cents - Brief Article

President Bush's budget for the 2005 fiscal year totals $2.4 trillion, Of that, 54 percent goes to programs, like Social Security, mandated by law. Military spending accounts for almost 18 percent of the total.

REVENUES $2.036 trillion Individual income taxes 42.9% $874 billion Payroll taxes 39% $794 Corporate income taxes 11.3% $230 Excise taxes, estate & gift taxes, other 6.8% $138 Deficit $364 SPENDING $2.400 trillion Social Security...