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In other words, Democratic-leaning states tend to be net contributors to the federal budget while Republican-leaning states are more often net recipients of federal spending. Various explanations for this seemingly contradictory situation exist. [6] [7] [8]
This is a table of the total federal tax revenue by state, federal district, and territory collected by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Gross Collections indicates the total federal tax revenue collected by the IRS from each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
A number of states have a two-year or three year budget (e.g.: Kentucky) while others have a one-year budget (e.g.: Massachusetts). In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita columns show the total for all those years.
Billions of dollars are at stake each year for individual states when lawmakers in Washington D.C. negotiate the following year's federal budget. For 2023, President Biden is calling for a 7% ...
Transfer payments to (persons) as a percent of Federal revenue in the United States Transfer payments to (persons + business) in the United States. CBO projects that spending for Social Security, healthcare programs and interest costs will rise relative to GDP between 2017 and 2027, while defense and other discretionary spending will decline relative to GDP.
The United States budget comprises the spending and revenues of the U.S. federal government. The budget is the financial representation of the priorities of the government, reflecting historical debates and competing economic philosophies.
As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to slash at least $2 trillion from the federal budget.
As of the fiscal year 2019 budget approved by Congress, national defense is the largest discretionary expenditure in the federal budget. [13] Figure C provides a historical picture of military spending over the last few decades. In 1970, the United States government spent just over $80 billion on national defense.