Charts on Federal Entitlement Spending as a Percentage of US Budget

Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security – along with other entitlements such as food stamps, unemployment, and housing assistance – make up 62 percent of all federal spending. In contrast, spending on foreign aid represents about 1 percent.

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PERCENTAGE OF FY2012 SPENDING

Charts on Federal Entitlement Spending as a Percentage of US Budget

Source: Office of Management and Budget.

Federal Spending per Household Is Skyrocketing
Federal Spending Exceeds Federal Revenue by More than $1 Trillion
Federal Spending Grew Nearly 12 Times Faster than Median Income
What if Families Handled Finances Like the Federal Government Does?
Discretionary Spending versus Mandatory Spending Chart
Runaway Spending, Not Inadequate Tax Revenue, Is Responsible for Future Deficits
Medicare and Other Entitlements Are Crowding Out Spending on Defense
National Defense Spending Would Plummet Under Obama's Budget
Budget Control Act Sequestration & Automatic Defense Spending Cuts
Obama Budget Would Make Defense the Lowest Budget Priority
Charts on Federal Entitlement Spending as a Percentage of US Budget
Total Welfare Spending Is Rising Despite Attempts at Reform
More than 70 Percent of Federal Spending Goes to Dependence Programs
Cut Spending, Fix the Debt, and Restore Prosperity

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SPECIAL REPORT ON FEBRUARY 08, 2012 The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government

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