Power of the Purse II

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Getting ready for simulation.

Revenues -- Where the money comes from:

The tax system is more progressive than most people realize:

Tax expenditures

Outlays -- Where the money goes:

Outlays by function and superfunction

"Waste, fraud and abuse"  is an old gimmick

No, we cannot balance the budget by catching Social Security fraud: only 13 people aged 112 or older are getting checks.