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Defense spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
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Defense spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
Over the past 50 years, the share of the federal budget devoted to investments in the future has fallen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0302_declining_investment_future
Mandatory spending accounts for about two-thirds of the budget.
Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
Defense spending accounts for nearly half of total discretionary spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spending_categories
Nondefense discretionary spending includes many programs that could promote future economic growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0021_discretionary-spending
Spending on federal entitlement programs will more than double between 1991 and 2051.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0027_entitlement-programs-proj
By 2051, interest costs are projected to be more than three times what the federal government has historically spent on R&D, infrastructure, and education combined.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0005_investments_interest
Historically, debt and deficits rose with wars and economic downturns. Today, they rise from factors such as growing healthcare costs and an aging population.
Spending on foreign affairs accounts for slightly more than 1 percent of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0239_foreign_affairs_spending