"Prior to 1950, the amount required to fund federal pensions [P] was relatively small." "Health Care [HC] was a minor budgetary item until 1966, the year following the enactment of Medicare." "major federal spending categories: national defense, Social Security, health programs, and interest payments" in 1960
The spending in 1960 was:
Pensions : 13.8
Health Care: 5.2
Education: 19.4
Defense: 53.3
Welfare: 8.6
Protection: 3.7
The picture is the spending in 1968
