in 2016 this is how the US spent 3.95 trillion they spend About $2.7 trillion, more than two-thirds of the total went for various kinds of social insurance (Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, unemployment compensation, veterans benefits and the like). Another $604 billion, or 15.3% of total spending, went for national defense; net interest payments on government debt was about $240 billion, or 6.1%. Education aid and related social services were about $114 billion, or less than 3% of all federal spending.
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I think taxes are a good thing because taxes pay for a lot of important things, including schools and police. With higher taxes we would be able to live a more efficient life and have better things. Without taxes we would be less educated and life wouldn’t be as great as it is now. - Devin Ward
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