The US federal government spent 6.8 trillion dollars in 2024. 80% of that spending was by four agencies: 25% by the Department of Health and Human Services (including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program), 22% by the Social Security Administration (including social security and disability benefits), 19% by Treasury Department (including interest payments on America’s debt) and 13% by the Department of Defense (including the US military).
Find out the breakdown of this spending and the spending by other government agencies such as Veterans Affairs, the Department of Education, and the Department of Agriculture.
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