This is really helpful, though I always find these breakdowns to be a little disappointing. Do you know of any sources that break down government funding by program in a more detailed way?
There are LOTS of published breakdowns—it shouldn’t be hard to find one at a granularity that works for you. Note that the very first thing you need to get clear on is the bait-and-switch between net worth and income/spending. Always ask “do you mean stocks or flows”? Government funding is mostly about flows—annual expenditure. The dumb meme from this post is about net worth—total assets.
This is really helpful, though I always find these breakdowns to be a little disappointing. Do you know of any sources that break down government funding by program in a more detailed way?
There are LOTS of published breakdowns—it shouldn’t be hard to find one at a granularity that works for you. Note that the very first thing you need to get clear on is the bait-and-switch between net worth and income/spending. Always ask “do you mean stocks or flows”? Government funding is mostly about flows—annual expenditure. The dumb meme from this post is about net worth—total assets.
Great, thank you!