by Christopher J. Conover
American Enterprise Institute
February 19, 2013
The president's aggressive State of the Union message (as expected) amplified what some had called the most full-throated defense of liberalism since FDR. It's certainly not news that the president heavily prefers entitlement spending over defense spending. But in light of his proposed reductions in defense spending and sharp increase in health spending under Obamacare, I was curious to see just how much he's tipping the scales in favor of health spending relative to his predecessors. To answer this question, Christopher Conover grabbed the most recent available numbers from the Office of Management and Budget.



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