Adam Smith actually said...

You cannot look at a budget that is almost 40 percent out of whack in terms of our deficit and say that 20 percent of the budget has absolutely nothing to do with that.

Context

Smith argues that defense spending is linked to the overall budget deficit.

10/25/2011

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