National Budget Simulation

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Spending



Military Spending


  Military personnel
  Operation and maintenance
  Procurement
  Research, development, test and evaluation
  Military Construction, Family Housing and Other
  Atomic Energy Defense Activities
  Defense-related activities

Veterans and Military Retirement


  Military retirement benefits
  Pensions & Income security for veterans
  Veterans education, training, and rehabilitation
  Hospital and medical care for veterans
  Housing and other veterans benefits and services

International affairs


  International development and humanitarian assistance
  International military aid
  State Conduct of Foreign Affairs
  Contributions to International Organizations & Peacekeeping
  Foreign information and exchange activities
  International financial programs (IMF etc)

General science, space, and technology


  National Science Foundation programs
  Department of Energy general science programs
  Space flight, research, and supporting activities

Non-Defense Energy Spending


  Energy supply and conservation
  Energy conservation, preparedness, & regulation

Natural resources and environment


  Water resources
  Forest Service, Conservation and land management
  Recreational & Park resources
  Pollution control and abatement
  Other natural resources

Agriculture


  Farm income stabilization & crop insurance
  Agricultural research and services

Commerce and housing credit


  Mortgage credit
  Postal service
  Deposit insurance
  Other advancement of commerce

Transportation


  Highways & Highway safety
  Mass transit
  Railroads
  Air transportation
  Water transportation
  Other transportation

Community and regional development


  Community development
  Area and regional development
  Disaster relief and insurance

Education, training, employment, and social services


  Elementary, Secondary & Vocational education
  Higher education
  Research and general education aids
  Training and employment
  Other labor services
  National service initiative
  Social services block grant
  Rehabilitation services
  Children and families services programs
  Other social services

Non-Medicare Health Spending


  Medicaid grants
  State Children's Health Insurance
  Federal employees' and retired employees' health benefits
  Indian health
  Substance abuse and mental health services
  Health research and training
  Consumer and occupational health and safety
  Other health care services

Medicare


  Hospital insurance (HI)
  Supplementary medical insurance (SMI)
  Medicare premiums and collections

Retirement, Unemployment and Earned Income Tax Credit support


  General retirement and disability insurance (excluding social security)
  Civilian federal retirement and disability programs
  Unemployment compensation
  Earned income tax credit (EITC)

Social Welfare Spending


  Housing assistance
  Food stamps
  Other nutrition programs (WIC, school lunches)
  Supplemental security income (SSI)
  Family support payments
  Earned Income Tax Credit
  Low income home energy assistance
  Child care funds
  Other family and child support

Social security


  Old-age and survivors insurance(OASI)
  Disability insurance (DI)

Administration of justice


  Criminal investigations (DEA, FBI, ATF, OCDE)
  Border enforcement activities (Customs and INS)
  Other law enforcement
  Civil and criminal prosecution and representation
  Federal judicial activities
  Representation of indigents in civil cases
  Federal prison activities
  Criminal justice assistance

General government administration


  Legislative functions
  Executive Office programs
  Collection of taxes & fiscal opertations
  General property and records management
  General purpose fiscal assistance (DC, Puerto Rico, etc.)
  Other general government

Net interest


  Interest paid on the national public debt
  Civil Service retirement and disability surplus
  Military retirement surplus
  Medicare surplus
  Other on-budget trust fund surpluses
  Social Security trust funds surpluses
  Other interest surpluses

Undistributed offsetting receipts


  Contributions to retirement programs (on-budget)
  Employer share, employee retirement (off-budget)
  Rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf
  Spectrum Auction

Tax Expenditures and 2001 Tax Cut


2001 Tax Cut


  Benefits for Richest 1% of Taxpayers
  Benefits for Next Richest 19% of Taxpayers
  Benefits for Next 20% of Taxpayers
  Benefits for Bottom 60% of Taxpayers

Corporate Tax Breaks


  Accelerated Depreciation
  Tax Free Bonds
  Insurance Companies
  Multinational Corporation Breaks
  Energy and Natural Resources
  R&D Tax Breaks
  Timber & Minerals
  Other Business & Investment

Personal Business & Investment Benefits


  Capital gains (except homes)
  Accelerated Depreciation
  Tax-Free Bonds
  Exemption of tax on insurance interest
  No tax on income earned abroad by US citizens

Pension & Retirement Deductions


  Tax-free on Employer-paid Pensions
  IRAs
  401K & Keogh plans

Employer-paid Health Insurance


  Employer-paid Health Insurance

Itemized Deductions


  Mortgage Interest
  State and local taxes (w/o home property)
  Property Taxes (homes)
  Charitable Contributions
  Medical Expenses
  Casuality Losses

Other personal tax expenditures


  Untaxed Social Security benefits
  Capital gains on homes
  Miscellaneous fringe benefits
  Workmen's comp etc
  Soldiers and veterans
  Child credits
  Education credits & Deductions


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