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Description of Methodology
During September 2007,
fifty Stanford students (mixture of undergraduate and graduate students)
filled out a worksheet showed the current distribution of the discretionary
US Federal budget, and invited them to re-apportion the money to reflect
their priorities for our country. The results of all of the students were
averaged together, and shown here.
Detailed Data
Department |
Additional Description |
US Actual ($Bil) |
Stanford Average ($Bil) |
| Pentagon | All Defense spending, including CIA, but not the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan | 460 |
133 |
| Education | Scholarships, Head Start, etc. | 80 |
145 |
| Humanitarian | Foreign Aid Development Assistance & Hunger Programs | 10 |
76 |
| International Relations | State Department activities | 40 |
50 |
| Human Services | Veterans & Social Services | 40 |
58 |
| Science & Technology | 30 |
67 |
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| Community Economic Development | 20 |
42 |
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| Environment | EPA & Natural Resources Mgmt | 30 |
80 |
| Health | Research & children's health insurance | 50 |
93 |
| Administration | Courts & government functions | 70 |
58 |
| Housing | Housing for the poor | 30 |
59 |
| Transportation | Highways & mass transit | 20 |
32 |