RevenueRev $5.40T · SpendingSpend $7.40T · Deficit $1.99T
Write your bill
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Tips
- Name the line and the amount. "Cut defense 5%" scores. "Cut waste" does not.
- Taxing something? Give a threshold: "1% surtax over $1 million."
- Say when it starts. Phase-ins score more realistically.
- Raise a rate and people adjust. Expect less than the math promises.
- Every senator has a red line. Scout them before you write.
- Stuck? Your results list the senators closest to yes.
The budget, FY2026
Washington took in $5.40T and spent $7.40T. Your job is to close the gap.
Click a line to add it to your bill.
Where the money goes
- Social Security22% · $1.67T
- Medicare14% · $1.04T
- Medicaid10% · $723B
- Defense13% · $958B
- Net interest16% · $1.16T
- Veterans6% · $429B
- Income security6% · $430B
- Federal workforce3% · $196B
- Health2% · $194B
- Domestic programs8% · $599B
One block = 1% of spending = about $74B.
Heads up: most people get an F.
Budget lines
35 lines. Billions of dollars per year.
| Line | Per year |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| $2.45T | |
| $394B | |
| $1.34T | |
| $405B | |
| $65B | |
| $382B | |
| $173B | |
| $95B | |
| $30B | |
| $65B | |
| Spending | |
| $1.67T | |
| $1.04T | |
| $723B | |
| $958B | |
| $1.16T | |
| $429B | |
| $100B | |
| $62B | |
| $160B | |
| $38B | |
| $70B | |
| $118B | |
| $78B | |
| $90B | |
| $19B | |
| $85B | |
| $95B | |
| $95B | |
| $45B | |
| $45B | |
| $55B | |
| $50B | |
| $85B | |
| $50B | |
| $79B | |
Sources
- U.S. Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, September 2026 (FY2026 receipts $5.40T, outlays $7.40T, deficit $1.99T)
- CBO, Monthly Budget Review, FY2026 (reported year-over-year changes by category)
- CBO, The Budget and Economic Outlook, February 2026 (baseline reflects Public Law 119-21, the 2025 reconciliation law)
- OMB, Historical Tables and the FY2026 Budget, for FY2025 actuals by function
- Builder-derived FY2026 level estimates: FY2025 actuals adjusted by CBO-reported FY2026 changes
- Sub-line splits of "everything else" and of the revenue categories are approximations drafted by Spark from public figures, to be reviewed by the builder