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Federal Government Expenditures by category as a percent of total Federal Government Expenditures (Fed Budget over time) 1960 - 2025 🔴Interest Payments 🟢Defense Spending 🟣Health ⚫️Income Security 🟡Subsidies 🔵OtherCalling back to my last post; At both the Federal and Individual level, health expenditure as a percent of total expenditure is now #1 In the past health was not nearly as significant of an expense. The average American spends more on health than rent, and the Federal govt. spends more on health than National Defense and Interest payments combined