Did You Know? #4
How much of the U.S. tax dollar is spent on Healthcare?
In 2011, 23.7% of every tax dollar was spent on healthcare. The complete breakdown of 2011 taxpayer receipts (according to the White House) looks like this:
- National Defense - 24.9%
- Health care - 23.7%
- Job and Family Security - 19.1%
- Education and Job Training - 3.6%
- Veterans Benefits - 4.5%
- Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment - 2.0%
- International Affairs - 1.6%
- Science, Space, and Technology Programs - 1.0%
- Immigration, Law Enforcement, and Administration of Justice - 2.0%
- Agriculture - 0.7%
- Community, Area, and Regional Development - 0.5%
- Response to Natural Disasters - 0.4%
- Additional Government Programs - 7.9%
- Net Interest - 8.1%
- National Defense - 26.3%
- Health Care - 24.3%
- Job and Family Security - 21.9%
- Education and Job Training - 4.8%
- Veterans Benefits - 4.1%
- Natural Resources, Energy and Environment - 2.1%
- International Affairs - 1.7%
- Science, Space, and Technology Programs - 1.2%
- Immigration, Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice - 2.0%
- Agriculture - 0.8%
- Community, Area, and Regional Development - 0.5%
- Response to Natural Disasters - 0.4%
- Additional Government Programs - 2.4%
- Net Interest - 7.4%
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