| Budget Category | $ Billions | % of Outlays |
| Health | 627 | 23 |
| Social Security | 586 | 22* |
| Defense | 560 | 21 |
| Income Security | 367 | 13 |
| Interest | 238 | 9 |
| Other | 202 | 7 |
| Education | 90 | 3 |
| Environmental | 32 | 1 |
| International Affairs | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 2731 | 100% |
Source: Final Monthly Treasury Statement September
2007
* Percentage column numbers might be altered to allow total to equal 100%
In FY2007, the federal government collected $2 trillion, 568 billion in taxes and borrowed $163 billion to pay for the above spending.
This budget exercise was developed by the
Concord Coalition.
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