>>>Taxes - How Does the Government Spend Money?

Every year the government collects money from the American people through taxes. However, few people know where their money really goes to. Most of the money is generally given out to fund programs and benefits for the people, but in recent years more money has gone to aid the military and war.
The largest Federal program is Social Security, which will provide monthly benefits to over 45 million retired and disabled workers, their dependents, and survivors. It accounts for 23 percent of all Federal spending.