Explore the entire U.S. Federal Budget quickly and easily. Balance the budget to reduce the National Debt. Learn how your Federal taxes are spent.
Do you know where your money goes? The largest item in the U.S. Federal Budget is health care. Medicare and Medicaid require about 20% of Federal expenses. National Defense and Social Security are each about 15%. Finally, Interest payments require about 10% because of the National Debt built up over previous years.
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