U.S. Fed Spending in 2007 Simplified

Program                  Spending ($b)     Percentage

Social Security             $586              20.9%

Defense                     $549              16.6%

Medicare                    $394              14.1%

Medicaid                    $276               9.9%

Unemployment & Welfare      $367              13.1% 

Interest on the Debt        $244               8.7%

Everything Else             $425              16.7%

Total Federal Spending      $2841            100.0%

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