Question

Examine the pie chart. Federal Government Spending (2010) Based on the chart, what areas made up half of the government's expenditures?

Answer 1

I have provided the pie chart for the 2010 US federal budget. It can be seen that Social Security, the Military, and Unemployment benefits make up about half of expenditure.

Social Security and Unemployment benefits are mandatory spending, spending that cannot be avoided unless congress decides to do so, while the military budget is part of discretionary spending, which can be either increased or reduced at the president's discretion.