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Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?

WASHINGTON

JO COMERFORD
Comerford is executive director of the National Priorities Project, which analyzes budget choices. She said today: "In 2009, health received 20.1 cents of every tax dollar and interest payments on the national debt claimed an additional 13.6 cents, of which 5.4 cents was directed to interest on military-related debt. When 5.4 cents of military-related interest is added to the 26.5 cents dedicated to paying for core military-related spending, the total military allocation is 31.9 cents of each 2009 federal income tax dollar. Education received 2 cents; the combined category of environment, energy and science got 2.5 cents; and transportation and international affairs took 1.3 cents apiece."

For an interactive chart and further background, see: nationalpriorities.org

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