500 billion
250 billion
In 2006‑07 the Federal Government spent $48 billion on health and aged care.
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$82 billion a year
In 2012, Americans spent 110,7 billion dollars on fast food. McDonald's sold 27.57 billion dollars while Burger King sold slightly less.
About 10 to 15 billion dollars per year -- about 4/10ths of one percent of the US federal budget. Just for comparison, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP (formerly called food stamps) spent over $80 billion in 2012.For those looking to save the US government some money, I would suggest the $750 billion dollars in waste alone in the Medicare program.
2.2 billion
43.5 billion
The U.S. government spent 292 billion dollars in 2010
about $288 Billion
9.8 billion
$17.8 billion in FY2012
6.5 billion annually.
37 billion dollars on prisons alone.
50 billion per month mostly for overseas assistance
How long it takes to spend any amount of money depends on how fast you spend it, on whether you are frugal or frequently buy large expensive items. Governments can spend a billion in a matter of days, or even less, depending on what government activity you are looking at.
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In 2004, the government spent over $1.2 billion in advertising, making it the 25th largest advertiser in the nation.