Create Your Own Federal Budget!

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My Short Term Budget (The simulation didn't let me do nearly what I wanted in spending increases as you can only raise things up to a 100% increase, but you get the idea. I did not cut any spending or increase any taxes):

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Budget Totals
Old budget was $3748.1268 billion
($2673 billion in spending, $1075.1268 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
New budget is $4164.5 billion
($3008.4 billion in spending, $1156.1 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

You have increased the deficit by $416.36 billion.
Your new deficit is $817.36 billion.

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Spending ($3008.4 billion: increased $335.4 billion)

Military Spending ($446.11 billion)
Iraq and Afghanistan Operations ($112.54 billion)
Military Retirement ($115.48 billion)
International affairs ($31.59 billion)
General science, space, and technology ($47.94 billion: increased $23.97 billion)
Non-Defense Energy Spending ($4.06 billion: increased $1.94 billion)
Natural resources and environment ($36.98 billion: increased $5.82 billion)
Agriculture ($26.02 billion)
Commerce and Housing Loan Programs ($6.84 billion)
Transportation ($141.34 billion: increased $70.67 billion)
Community and regional development ($21.1 billion: increased $2 billion)
Education ($95.13 billion: increased $31.06 billion)
Training, labor and unemployment ($94.01 billion: increased $46.2 billion)
Non-Medicare Health Spending ($280.05 billion: increased $26.73 billion)
Medicare ($384.87 billion: increased $39.12 billion)
Civilian Retirement (Social Security excluded) ($72.02 billion)
Aid to Low-Income Families ($277.84 billion: increased $71.07 billion)
General Family Support ($41.71 billion: increased $16.09 billion)
Social security ($544.82 billion)
Administration of justice ($43.1 billion)
General government administration ($17.76 billion)
Net_interest_long ($211.08 billion)
Undistributed offsetting receipts and allowance ($-43.99 billion)

Tax Expenditures and Tax Cuts ($1156.1 billion: increased $80.97 billion)

2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts ($369.13 billion: increased $74.24 billion)
-$116.96 billion .... Benefits for Richest 1% of Taxpayers (No Change)
-$28.87 billion ..... Benefits for Next Richest 4% (No Change)
-$64.81 billion ..... Benefits for Next Richest 15%
---Increased $5.89 bil. from base of $58.92 bil.( 10%)
-$65.4 billion ...... Benefits for Next 20% of Taxpayers
---Increased $21.8 bil. from base of $43.6008 bil.( 50%)
-$93.09 billion ..... Benefits for Bottom 60% of Taxpayers
---Increased $46.54 bil. from base of $46.546 bil.( 100%)
Corporate Tax Breaks ($61.35 billion: increased $1 billion)
Personal Business & Investment Benefits ($86.71 billion)
Pension & Retirement Deductions ($168.47 billion)
Health Insurance Tax Benefits ($140.99 billion)
Housing tax benefits ($163.71 billion)
Other individual deductions and exemptions ($165.74 billion: increased $5.75 billion)

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My Longer Term Budget (I left a slight deficit on purpose):

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Budget Totals
Old budget was $3748.1268 billion
($2673 billion in spending, $1075.1268 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
New budget is $3352.47 billion
($2612.46 billion in spending, $740.01 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).

You have cut the deficit by $395.66 billion.
Your new deficit is $5.34 billion.

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Spending ($2612.46 billion: cut $60.53 billion)

Military Spending ($223.05 billion: cut $223.05 billion)
Iraq and Afghanistan Operations ($6.85 billion: cut $104.99 billion)
Military Retirement ($99.46 billion: cut $16.01 billion)
International affairs ($26.85 billion: cut $4.73 billion)
General science, space, and technology ($47.94 billion: increased $23.97 billion)
Non-Defense Energy Spending ($4.24 billion: increased $2.12 billion)
Natural resources and environment ($47.16 billion: increased $16 billion)
Agriculture ($26.02 billion)
Commerce and Housing Loan Programs ($7.45 billion)
Transportation ($141.34 billion: increased $70.67 billion)
Community and regional development ($28.65 billion: increased $9.55 billion)
Education ($124.91 billion: increased $60.84 billion)
Training, labor and unemployment ($57.74 billion: increased $9.93 billion)
Non-Medicare Health Spending ($267.16 billion: increased $13.84 billion)
Medicare ($350.42 billion: increased $4.67 billion)
Civilian Retirement (Social Security excluded) ($72.02 billion)
Aid to Low-Income Families ($261.08 billion: increased $54.31 billion)
General Family Support ($51.23 billion: increased $25.61 billion)
Social security ($544.82 billion)
Administration of justice ($41 billion: cut $2.09 billion)
General government administration ($15.98 billion: cut $1.76 billion)
Net_interest_long ($211.08 billion)
Undistributed offsetting receipts and allowance ($-43.99 billion)

Tax Expenditures and Tax Cuts ($740.01 billion: cut $335.11 billion)

2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts ($0 billion: cut $294.88 billion)
Corporate Tax Breaks ($48.34 billion: cut $12.01 billion)
Personal Business & Investment Benefits ($71.52 billion: cut $15.18 billion)
Pension & Retirement Deductions ($158.59 billion: cut $9.87 billion)
Health Insurance Tax Benefits ($140.99 billion)
Housing tax benefits ($160.08 billion: cut $3.62 billion)
Other individual deductions and exemptions ($160.49 billion)