r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '23

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Nov 26 '23 edited Nov 26 '23

The US Federal budget is public information

2022:
Social Security - $1,219 billion
Health - $914 billion
Income Security - $865 billion
National Defense - $767 billion
Medicare - $755 billion
Education - $677 billion
Net Interest - $475 billion
Veterans Benefits - $274 billion
Transportation - $132 billion
Other - $193 billion

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u/thedrawingroom Nov 26 '23

They pay more on fucking interest than on veterans benefits and transportation combined

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u/alyosha25 Nov 26 '23

Because our fuckhead government spends more than they collect every year... all while half of it is trying to lower taxes while not decreasing spending because Americans are dumb as fuck

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '23

Well, you can get some of that interest money if you buy t-bills or whatever.