alt Hacker NewsThey literally don’t add up. Just look at a pie chart of the US government budget. The administrative state is a bargain.
Departments like the EPA are so small that they have to be put in the “other” umbrella that makes up 1% of federal spending (go to the Agency tab):
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...
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pestat0m • yesterday at 11:43 PM
sad, the spending chart doesn't load in my version of firefox, and both links in the caption also have page-load issues. very sad.
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Just a note that pie charts are not well regarded in this application.
Stephen Few, “Save the Pies for Dessert” (https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_inte...)
Edward Tufte, “The only worse design than a pie chart is several of them.”
The “1% other” is more compelling.