This is How the U.S. Has Been Spending Its Money Since 1971

Time: Federal spending on social programs has increased in the wake of the Great Recession

You’ve heard it too many times—griping and groaning about the United States’ debt, worrying about where tax dollars are going, outrage that the government is spending its money on all the wrong things—but in truth, too many Americans have no idea where the federal budget goes, which is a part of the reasons why they feel left in the dark.

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