Monday, July 30, 2012

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%
In 2010, the breakdown was as follows:
  • 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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