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Federal Government Spending
Fiscal Year 2011
| Budget Category | $ Billions | % of Outlays |
| Health | 875 | 24 |
| Social Security | 731 | 20 |
| Defense | 708 | 19* |
| Income Security | 602 | 17 |
| Interest | 227 | 6 |
| Other | 177 | 5 |
| Education | 98 | 4 |
| Transportation | 93 | 3 |
| International Affairs | 46 | 1 |
| Environment | 43 | 1 |
| Totals | 3,601 | 100% |
Source: Final Monthly Treasury Statement September 2011
* Percentage column numbers might be altered to allow total to equal 100%
In FY2011, the federal government collected $2 trillion, 302 billion in taxes and borrowed $1 trillion, 299 billion to pay for the above spending.
This budget exercise was developed by the Concord Coalition.
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