Question

The largest category of federal spending is A employee salaries. B entitlements. C interest on the public debt. D defense.

Answer 1

All entitlements (excluding net interest) total nearly 62 percent of all federal spending today. Spending on the largest, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid,will leap from 10.4 percent of GDP in 2012 to 18.2 percent by 2048.