this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] showmewhatyougot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

Always liked this because it helps people see to some extent where money is going.

I know the UK and Portugal do this as well. It was especially interesting in the UK during the Brexit years because you could see a tiny piece of that pie chart with EU contributions, almost saying "this is how little of our money is going to Europe", didn't do any good in the end but hey, still great info to have that all detailed

[–] gleph@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I love that it helps you see how little of the welfare payments are going to the unemployed, since that’s the part that concerns people the most.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Indeed, especially since I am quite unconcerned about the Aged. They had their chance!

[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

I wish that was kept completely isolated from the rest of the budget.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

It must be so nice to see such a small bar for your defense spending.

[–] dtxer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Thats why they lost the Emu war...

[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 years ago

See those emus try the same shit in the states and see how that goes