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Re:Strikes spread as French unions intensify pension reform ... by rootusrootus on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:26PM (#35062148)
> The top 3 chunks of spending

After national defense, you mean.

https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer/budget_function

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Re:Strikes spread as French unions intensify pension reform ... by creato on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:43PM (#35062352)
According to the link in the parent I replied to, social security and Medicare are larger, by more than 0.7%
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Re:Strikes spread as French unions intensify pension reform ... by rootusrootus on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @06:04PM (#35062601)
Hmmm, so do I trust a media source, or the gov't themselves. Decisions, decisions!
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Re:Strikes spread as French unions intensify pension reform ... by hcurtiss on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @07:48PM (#35063686)
On the site you link, 2020 and 2021 tell a different story, though only on the margin.
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