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this supplement to my prior message is the accurate data. my memory was not accurate. ... ron vetter CBO 3/98 budget information: year 1998 2003 2008 Defense 269 306 357 Domestic 269 317 367 Social Security 376 471 614 Medicare 218 306 448 (where the values are billions of dollars) shows domestic spending is projected to increase more than defense, but the Medicare more than doubles! The increase of $230-billion in Medicare and $238-billion in Social Security dwarf the $98-billion increase in domestic spending. The $0.1-billion authorized for PD should be appropriated - because it is expected to save 250 to 2,500 times that amount each year.