Most federal government tax revenue comes from personal income and payroll taxes. Payments to Social Security recipients, the costs of national defense and homeland security, medical expenditures (such as Medicare), transfers to state and local governments, and interest payments on the national debt constitute the bulk of federal government spending.
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Depth 1Parent ID: 774E6B9427684F1E9C3B510D0EB66636Standard set: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
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- 3.
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- 3.
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- 80FF5665034149B1AF3DA8A94BEDE957
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- S2604833
- Subject
- Economics
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- 05, 06, 07, 08
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- 774E6B9427684F1E9C3B510D0EB66636
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- Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics (2010)
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