DOWNSIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

A department-by-department guide to cutting the federal government's budget. http://bit.ly/efAW45
cedwards@cato.org, tdehaven@cato.org

Agriculture spent $142 billion in FY2010, $1,200 for every U.S. household;237 subsidy programs, 96,000 workers http://bit.ly/hlIQsL

Farm Subsidies: Sacred Cows No More http://on.wsj.com/eCkSle

Commerce spent $17 billion in FY2010, $140 for every U.S. household;53,000 workers, 97 different subsidy programs http://bit.ly/hu6E2n

Defense spent $677 billion in FY2010, $5,900 for every U.S. household; 2.3 million people, $240 billion on PRC http://bit.ly/frQmQ2

Education spent $107 billion in FY2010, $900 for every U.S. household; 4,100 workers, 169 different subsidy programs http://bit.ly/ijffg3

Energy spent $38 billion in 2010, $320 for every U.S. household;16,000 + 100,000 contractors, 35 subsidy programs.http://bit.ly/fJSXDI

HHS spent $869 billion in FY2010, $7,400 for every U.S. household; 65,000 workers and operates more than 400 programs http://bit.ly/ephnas

HUD spent $63 billion in FY2010, $530 for every U.S. household; employed 9,500 workers, 108 different subsidy programs http://bit.ly/gJFX6c

FY2011 Budget Chart for Selected HUD Programs (figures in millions)http://bit.ly/fenFjj

Transportation spent $91 billion in FY2010, $770 for every U.S. household;58,000 workers, 85 subsidy programs http://bit.ly/dSniFt

Coming Soon Homeland Security $55 billion

Interior $12 billion, employs about 70,000 people in approximately 2,400 locations with offices across the United States

Justice $26.7 billion, 111,464 positions