Billions for this. Billions for that. Pretty soon, you're talking about real money. But where do the billions go?
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-billion-dollar-gram/
The chartmakers owe the US a debt of gratitude. Without us, this chart would be pretty bland. But with our inclusion comes color, and scale. Notice how our boxes are bigger than everyone else's? As USA Today readers know, deficit spending makes for good infographics.
