Mandatory Spending Is Growing over Time
Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
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Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
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 federal entitlement programs will more than double between 1991 and 2051.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0027_entitlement-programs-proj
By 2051, interest costs are projected to be more than three times what the federal government has historically spent on R&D, infrastructure, and education combined.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0005_investments_interest
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
Defense spending covers a wide range of activities.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0314_defense_spending_categories
The composition of defense spending has changed over time.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0315_defense_spending_change
Non-defense discretionary spending funds a wide range of programs
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0318_nondefense_disc_categories
Beyond 2030, rising interest costs are the driving factor in projected growth in annual deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0280_net_interest_primary_deficit