Safety Net Programs Make Up Much of Government Spendings

President-elect Donald Trump has directed billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to find ways to cut the Federal Budget. Musk has called for $2 trillion in cuts, or nearly a third of the current federal budget. Here's where that money currently goes. (To see a specific data point, tap or hover over that area of the chart.)

Chart: Investopedia / Diccon Hyatt Source: Congressional Budget Office
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