This chart shows FCNL's calculations of how much of your 2006 tax dollars go to pay for current and past military activities.
| 2006 | 2006 Percent |
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Current Military Spending | 571,558 | 28% |
Cost of Past Wars | 263,542 | 13% |
Total Percent |
| 41% |
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Interest on Non-Military Share of Federal Debt | 211,462 | 10% |
Health Research & Services | 393,547 | 19% |
Responses to Poverty | 241,012 | 12% |
General Government | 84,609 | 4% |
Community & Economic Development | 112,125 | 5% |
Social Programs | 97,716 | 5% |
Science, Energy, & Environment | 50,815 | 2% |
Non-Military International Programs | 29,764 | 1% |