The US government spends 2.4 times more on seniors than on children, with Greece and Japan also spending more on older people. Social programs for children are mostly funded by state and local governments, while spending on seniors is primarily federal. Spending on the elderly and disabled is projected to rise due to increasing life expectancy, while spending on children, especially education, is projected to decrease. Defense spending in 2011 was twice that spent on children, and federal spending on aging is seven times that spent on children. Public schooling is the largest child-related expenditure for local and state governments.
The US government spends about 2.4 times more on seniors than on children. Most developed countries tend to spend more on aging than on young people, but the United States has one of the largest gaps, with Greece and Japan spending relatively more on older people than on children. Social programs for children in the United States tend to be funded most often by state and local governments, but spending on seniors was primarily federal. Spending on the elderly and disabled is projected to continue to rise due to increasing life expectancy, and spending on children is projected to decrease &mash; especially spending on education.
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The United States spent twice as much on defense in 2011 as on children, yet spending on defense was only about half that spent on federal programs for seniors.
In US federal spending alone, the aging population receives $7 US dollars (USD) for every $1 USD spent on children.
Public schooling tends to be the largest child-related expenditure for local and state governments, with an average expenditure of $7,154 USD per child in 2008.
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