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The National government spends taxpayer's money on the war, repairing roads and bridges, the stimulus bill, health care, educational purposes, safety for our country, helps support companies and businesses, and to pay for Obama's pension.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoFor fiscal year 2012, the largest source of federal government spending was for entitlements such as health care and social security (social security also falls under pensions). These programs combined composed about 44% of the federal government's budget: Health care is 22% and pensions are 22%.
National defense comes in as the next largest source of spending at 24% of the budget, and is the largest individual section of the budget source of spending. (as opposed to combined 44% that entitlements makes)
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∙ 10y agoIt spends money on roads, schools, public assistance, and daily operation of the government.
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∙ 14y agoThe Federal Gov. gets its money from the taxes we pay.
They usually spend it on various projects like fixing roads and paying the construction workers.
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∙ 15y agoFor starters, public schools.
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∙ 12y agoSocial Security
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What is one of the largest Federal Budget Expenditures?
Social Security
Who is the largest single buyer?
Federal, state, and local governments represent the largest single business or organizational market.
Chairman of the Senate committee that supervises expenditures of the department of government with the largest budget?
The Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee is head of the committee hat supervises expenditures of the department of government with the largest budget. National defense funding makes up the largest portion of federal spending.
What do federal taxes pay for?
The four largest expenditures are Defense spending, Medicare, Social Security, and Interest payments on the national debt. These account for over two thirds of the entire federal budget.
What is the United States Largest component of total expenditures?
consumption
Which of these would most likeley to occur if the governments priority was to increase government expenditures?
increase taxes
What are the top ten expenditures of the federal government and the amount?
yee haw!
How can the federal and state governments both have the power to tax?
The Federal and state governments both have the power to tax because they each have separate expenses in a budget. State governments tax to help pay for state programs. Federal governments tax to help pay for Federal programs.
Is the largest category of state expenditures is on intergovernmental affairs?
yes, true
What is major expenditures?
The five largest expense categories in a spending plan
What is a power of federal state of governments is a?
Federal system
How did federal governments aid farmers?
Federal goverment
