True or False: Pensions and income security make up the largest share of federal expenditures.

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Federal and local governments tax and spend. The following pie charts show the allocation of federal and local government expenditures in 2016.
 
True or False: Pensions and income security make up the largest share of federal expenditures.
Federal
State and Local
All other
12%
Interest
11%
Pensions and
Income Security
33%
All other
Education
33%
31%
Health
30%
National
Defense
14%
Highways
6.0%
`Health and
Public Welfare
(includes health
and welfare and
social services,
not disability) 30%
Transcribed Image Text:Federal State and Local All other 12% Interest 11% Pensions and Income Security 33% All other Education 33% 31% Health 30% National Defense 14% Highways 6.0% `Health and Public Welfare (includes health and welfare and social services, not disability) 30%
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