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That's how my money's spent?

[Reports and details on U.S. spending proposals can be found at the United States Office of Management and Budget ] You setup your own household budget, carefully watch it to stay within your means and check it monthly to be sure your still on target. So, now that your on top of your own discretionary spending, ever get curiously about how your trusted national leaders are doling out your hard earned tax bucks. Here are some highlights: please visit the Office of Management and Budget for visually better tables that I wasn't able to import due to Blogger's software. Proposed Budget Totals (Dollar amounts in billions) for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Budget Totals:      Receipts 2,154 2,285 2,416 2,590 2,714 2,878 3,035      Outlays 2,472 2,709 2,770 2,814 2,922 3,061 3,240      Deficit −318 −423 −354 −223 −208 −183 −205 GDP 12,290 13,030 13,761 14,521 15,296 16,102 16,955 Budget Totals as a Percent of GDP: