How The Government Spends Your Taxes

With Tax Day approaching, I think it's appropriate to look at how the American family's tax dollars are allocated. From The Heritage Foundation:

Social Security/Medicare $7,875
Defense 4,701
Low income programs 3,579
Interest on federal debt 1,930
Fed employee retirees 870
Education 732
Health research/education 671
Veterans benefits 618
Community development 456
Highway/mass transit 402
Justice administration 363
Unemployment benefits 338
International affairs 305
Nat. resources/environment 287
Agriculture 235

TOTAL $23,760

How much of these programs do you receive vs. what you pay?