With these ideas in mind, evaluate—in a paragraph each—the following data depictions.
U.S. Federal Budget Policy Outlays by Category for 2015. (U.S. Federal Budget for 2011.) p. 153.
This display shows expected expenditures of the federal government in 2015, totaling $4.4 trillion (including an anticipated deficit of almost $1 trillion). The actual percentages of expenditure are:
Security Discretionary 21%
Net Interest 13%
Other 12%
Medicaid 8%
Medicare 15%
Social Security 20%
Non-Security Discretionary 11%