War chest

President Obama has made his proposal for the federal government’s discretionary spending in 2015, and more than half of the $1.16 trillion pot (55.2 percent) is earmarked for the military. Here are Obama’s top recommendations:

Military $640 billion

Education $71.5 billion

Veterans benefits $65.5 billion

Government $63.9 billion

Housing & community $60.9 billion

Medicare & health $56.7 billion

Social Security, unemployment & labor $56.1 billion

Energy & environment $38.4 billion

International affairs $38.2 billion

Science $29.2 billion

Transportation $26.1 billion

Food & agriculture $12.8 billion

Source: National Priorities Project