U.S. Treasury Summary of Receipts and Outlays for the U.S. Government: If Your Budget Looked Like this, You would be out on the Street.

It comes as no surprise that the U.S. government spends more than it takes in.  We all know this.  But what are the funding sources for the U.S. government?  Meaning, who cuts their monthly pay?  It is easy to get caught up in the talk of large numbers but you have to think of the budget of our country as you would any other budget.  Most Americans are trying to make it buy with wages that are stagnant while the government spends as if it has a no-limit American Express card. Most people deriv