Accurate chart of federal spending

The national spending is organized into three primary categories and is typically budgeted from the first day of the month of October until the end of September of the following year. The federal budget for the 2019 fiscal year is at $4.407 trillion. spending. For a more accurate representa-tion of how your Federal income tax dollar is really spent, see the large graph. Social programs 23% Net interest 6% Law enforcement, general gov. 2% Social Security, retirement, Medicare 42% National defense, veterans, foreign affairs 21% WHERE YOUR INCOME TAX MONEY REALLY GOES U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 FISCAL YEAR

5 May 2014 And is that even the correct way to frame the question? 1) federal spending per capita compared with every dollar paid in federal income taxes; This bar chart, made from WalletHub's data, reveals the sharp discrepancies  19 Feb 2014 Between 1900 and 2012, federal government receipts increased from 3.0 visible rather than hidden (to let citizens/voters accurately gauge the costs of Chart 1 shows the federal government's receipts and expenditures,  Rather than the federal budget being dominated by the military, the budget is actually dominated by spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. In fact. the ratio of military spending to food and agriculture spending in the full budget is 4-to-1, rather than 57-to-1. Since the recession federal spending held steady at about $3.6 trillion per year for a few years, before resuming growth in 2015. Federal spending for 2019 was $4.45 trillion. Viewed from a GDP perspective, federal spending was steady at about 19 percent GDP in the mid 2000s and then jumped, in the Great Recession to almost 25 percent GDP. Medicare makes up an additional 23 percent of mandatory spending and 15 percent of the total federal budget. This chart shows where the projected $2.45 trillion in mandatory spending will go in fiscal year 2015. The national spending is organized into three primary categories and is typically budgeted from the first day of the month of October until the end of September of the following year. The federal budget for the 2019 fiscal year is at $4.407 trillion. spending. For a more accurate representa-tion of how your Federal income tax dollar is really spent, see the large graph. Social programs 23% Net interest 6% Law enforcement, general gov. 2% Social Security, retirement, Medicare 42% National defense, veterans, foreign affairs 21% WHERE YOUR INCOME TAX MONEY REALLY GOES U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 FISCAL YEAR

More problematic, though, is that the pie chart ignores mandatory spending. About 60 percent of all federal spending is considered mandatory, with 34 percent considered discretionary and 6 percent

Medicare makes up an additional 23 percent of mandatory spending and 15 percent of the total federal budget. This chart shows where the projected $2.45 trillion in mandatory spending will go in fiscal year 2015. The national spending is organized into three primary categories and is typically budgeted from the first day of the month of October until the end of September of the following year. The federal budget for the 2019 fiscal year is at $4.407 trillion. spending. For a more accurate representa-tion of how your Federal income tax dollar is really spent, see the large graph. Social programs 23% Net interest 6% Law enforcement, general gov. 2% Social Security, retirement, Medicare 42% National defense, veterans, foreign affairs 21% WHERE YOUR INCOME TAX MONEY REALLY GOES U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 FISCAL YEAR The Federal Budget in 2018: An Infographic. The federal deficit in 2018 was $779 billion, equal to 3.9 percent of gross domestic product. A just-released projection by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said that in 75 years, the federal debt "will exceed 3.5 times the size of the economy under current law and 6 times More problematic, though, is that the pie chart ignores mandatory spending. About 60 percent of all federal spending is considered mandatory, with 34 percent considered discretionary and 6 percent Spreadsheets. To download all Historical Tables in XLS format as a single ZIP file, click here (928 KB) Table 1.1—Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-): 1789–2024 Table 1.2—Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-) as Percentages of GDP: 1930–2024 Table 1.3—Summary of Receipts, Outlays,

12 Dec 2016 The largest and fastest-growing components of federal spending are the Over the last 50 years, deficits have averaged about 3 percent of GDP (Chart 2). Use a more accurate calculation of inflation to determine annual 

5 May 2014 And is that even the correct way to frame the question? 1) federal spending per capita compared with every dollar paid in federal income taxes; This bar chart, made from WalletHub's data, reveals the sharp discrepancies  19 Feb 2014 Between 1900 and 2012, federal government receipts increased from 3.0 visible rather than hidden (to let citizens/voters accurately gauge the costs of Chart 1 shows the federal government's receipts and expenditures,  Rather than the federal budget being dominated by the military, the budget is actually dominated by spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. In fact. the ratio of military spending to food and agriculture spending in the full budget is 4-to-1, rather than 57-to-1. Since the recession federal spending held steady at about $3.6 trillion per year for a few years, before resuming growth in 2015. Federal spending for 2019 was $4.45 trillion. Viewed from a GDP perspective, federal spending was steady at about 19 percent GDP in the mid 2000s and then jumped, in the Great Recession to almost 25 percent GDP. Medicare makes up an additional 23 percent of mandatory spending and 15 percent of the total federal budget. This chart shows where the projected $2.45 trillion in mandatory spending will go in fiscal year 2015.

18 Jun 2019 billion Individual Income Taxes $1.7 trillion $3.3 Trillion Revenues Click the figures in the center of the pie charts to switch between amounts 

19 Feb 2014 Between 1900 and 2012, federal government receipts increased from 3.0 visible rather than hidden (to let citizens/voters accurately gauge the costs of Chart 1 shows the federal government's receipts and expenditures,  Rather than the federal budget being dominated by the military, the budget is actually dominated by spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. In fact. the ratio of military spending to food and agriculture spending in the full budget is 4-to-1, rather than 57-to-1. Since the recession federal spending held steady at about $3.6 trillion per year for a few years, before resuming growth in 2015. Federal spending for 2019 was $4.45 trillion. Viewed from a GDP perspective, federal spending was steady at about 19 percent GDP in the mid 2000s and then jumped, in the Great Recession to almost 25 percent GDP.

The pie chart (right) is the government view of the budget. spending. For a more accurate representa- tion of how your Federal income tax dollar is really spent 

Since the recession federal spending held steady at about $3.6 trillion per year for a few years, before resuming growth in 2015. Federal spending for 2019 was $4.45 trillion. Viewed from a GDP perspective, federal spending was steady at about 19 percent GDP in the mid 2000s and then jumped, in the Great Recession to almost 25 percent GDP. Medicare makes up an additional 23 percent of mandatory spending and 15 percent of the total federal budget. This chart shows where the projected $2.45 trillion in mandatory spending will go in fiscal year 2015. The national spending is organized into three primary categories and is typically budgeted from the first day of the month of October until the end of September of the following year. The federal budget for the 2019 fiscal year is at $4.407 trillion. spending. For a more accurate representa-tion of how your Federal income tax dollar is really spent, see the large graph. Social programs 23% Net interest 6% Law enforcement, general gov. 2% Social Security, retirement, Medicare 42% National defense, veterans, foreign affairs 21% WHERE YOUR INCOME TAX MONEY REALLY GOES U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 FISCAL YEAR

19 Feb 2014 Between 1900 and 2012, federal government receipts increased from 3.0 visible rather than hidden (to let citizens/voters accurately gauge the costs of Chart 1 shows the federal government's receipts and expenditures,  Rather than the federal budget being dominated by the military, the budget is actually dominated by spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. In fact. the ratio of military spending to food and agriculture spending in the full budget is 4-to-1, rather than 57-to-1.