In 2010, Spending on Four Items-Income Transfers (Including Social Security)

question 398

Multiple Choice

In 2010, spending on four items-income transfers (including Social Security) , health care, national defense, and interest on the national debt-accounted for

• A) approximately 25 percent of federal spending.
• B) approximately 40 percent of federal spending.
• C) slightly more than 50 percent of federal spending.
• D) approximately 88 percent of federal spending.

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