Pi is a remarkable number: Here’s an outrageous one
Friday, 3/14, is Pi Day. It’s a day to celebrate math and the wonder of numbers. Specifically, it’s a day to celebrate pi, the wonderful number that goes on forever.
Here’s another number that goes on forever—or seems to, anyway: U.S. military spending, which in 2024 reached $884 billion.
Most of the federal budget is mandatory spending – spending already legislated by Congress. This is mostly Social Security, Medicare and interest on the debt. The rest is discretionary; almost half of which is military.

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