Considering that under Howard, the defence budget rose from $A10.6 billion in 1995-1996 to $22 billion in the 2007-2008 budget—taking the total to 9.3 percent of government outlays and 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), perhaps it's not so unreasonable of the States to claw back some of OUR taxes to spend on US at home.
Considering that under Howard, the defence budget rose from...
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