The US Federal budge is something like 5 trillion dollars. 15% or 20% is spent on the military and another 10% is spent on debt servicing. The rest is pretty

The US Federal budge is something like 5 trillion dollars. 15% or 20% is spent on the military and another 10% is spent on debt servicing. The rest is pretty much Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Add to that what the US States spend which is again mostly social programs and education for the poor. There's an idea out there that the U.S. is some sort 'red in tooth and claw' Nation that's one step off anarchy. That may or may not be the case but it's not for lack of spending; whether that spending is being done wisely is another question but it's hard to say it's not being done at all.