Department of Defence - $515.440 Billion (+7%)
Department of Education - $59.210 Billion (-0%)

...What?

Don't really see why your suprised, it is the world we live in, the ability to blow up your nieghbour is far more important than educating the next generation... I would've figured you for a cynical lefty who would have realised this by now...

Though this may not be the case with all countries...