Trend in Discretionary Spending
Discretionary spending is projected to remain below its historical average.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0185_discretionary_spending
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Discretionary spending is projected to remain below its historical average.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0185_discretionary_spending
Social Security and major health programs account for over three-quarters of mandatory spending.
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.
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 foreign affairs accounts for slightly more than 1 percent of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0239_foreign_affairs_spending
Medicare and Medicaid account for the majority of federal healthcare spending
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0169_federal_health_spending_composition
Between 2006 and 2051, spending on federal health programs is projected to more than double.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0114_federal_health_spending
Healthcare expenditures in the U.S. are much higher than those of other developed countries.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0170_international_health_spending_comparison