Here is a fantastic website to find out where your 2008 tax dollars were spent. Just enter the total amount you paid Uncle Sam and a detailed breakdown of programs and services will be tallied up. You can open up the main categories to see a further breakdown by clicking on the "+" box next to the category. It certainly is an eye-opener, especially when you open up the sub-categories!http://www.taxbreakdown.org/
Total 2008 Federal Expenditure: $2.9 Trillion
Total 2008 Federal Breakdown:
24.096% Dept. of Health & Human Resources
22.553% Social Security Administration
20.100% Dept. of Defense - Military
18.091% Dept. of Treasury
6.001% Other Programs/Services (86)
3.068% Dept. of Agriculture
2.870% Dept. of Veterans Affairs
2.539% Supplementals not offset by spending reductions
2. 310% Dept. of Transportation
2.211% Office of Personnel Mgmt.
2.019% Dept. of Labor
1.692% Other Defense Civil Programs
1.530% Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
1.489% Dept. of Homeland Security
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