2016 Tax Receipt

This receipt shows how your $1,000 in federal income taxes was spent by the government in fiscal year 2016.

Health $291.08
* Includes $123.52 for Medicaid
* Includes $114.05 for Medicare
* Includes $4.85 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $234.15
* Includes $49.71 for Military Personnel
* Includes $12.11 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $6.46 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $132.28
Unemployment and Labor $74.89
* Includes $5.51 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $2.20 for Job Training and Employment Programs
Veterans Benefits $59.54
* Includes $26.99 for Payments for disability, death, etc.
* Includes $23.34 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $44.89
* Includes $26.20 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $3.12 for Federal Crop Insurance
Government $42.17
* Includes $4.46 for Border Protection
* Includes $2.34 for Federal Prison System
* Includes $1.84 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Transportation $32.10
* Includes $1.66 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $0.71 for Federal Aviation Administration
Education $28.30
* Includes $9.90 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid
* Includes $7.75 for Elementary and Secondary Education
* Includes $0.05 for National Endowment for the Arts
Housing and Community $20.79
* Includes $3.70 for Head Start and Related
* Includes $0.76 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $15.96
* Includes $2.67 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $0.71 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
International Affairs $13.50
* Includes $10.11 for Department of State
* Includes $2.02 for USAID (foreign aid)
Science $10.36
* Includes $6.25 for NASA
* Includes $2.31 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $1,000

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