A U.S. taxpayer earning the 2009 median income ($34,140) and paying $5,400 in federal income tax and FICA ponies up for the following:
Social Security $1,040.70
Medicare $625.51
Medicaid $385.28
Interest on the national debt $287.03
Combat Op in Iraq/Afghanistan $229.17
Military Personnel $192.79
Veterans Benefits $74.65
Federal Highways $63.89
Health-care Research (NIH) $46.54
Foreign Aid $46.08
Education Funding for low-income K-12 students $38.17
Military Retirement Benefits $32.60
Pell Grants for low-income college students $29.75
NASA Space Program $28.09
IRS $17.69
EPA $11.67
FBI $11.21
Head Start $10.91
Public Housing $10.50
National Parks $4.27
Drug Enforcement Administration $3.14
Amtrak $2.23
Smithsonian Museum $1.12
Funding for the arts $0.24
Salaries and benefits for members of Congress $0.19
Interesting......very interesting.
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