
Trend in Defense Spending
Defense spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
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Defense spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
Transfers from programs like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP represent an increasing share of income for low to middle income groups.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0234_transfer_programs_share_income
SNAP spending increased during the Great Recession, but is projected to decline below historical levels.
Federal outlays for highways and mass transit are projected to outstrip the inflows that finance them.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0283-outlays-revenues-highways
The United States spends more on defense than the next 10 countries combined.
The U.S. has historically devoted a larger share of its economy to defense than other members of the G-7.
Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
SNAP benefits supplement household incomes to help lift people out of poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0264_snap_supplements_income
The majority of SNAP beneficiaries are people from vulnerable populations.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0282_snap_characteristics
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