Where your earnings really go

Four in five US adults have no idea how their tax dollars are spent.

Matthew - creator of data blog fishything - decided to put that right.

His infographic, Where do your earnings really go? shows how the US government spends federal taxes each month.

The results are sometimes surprising - whilst 30% of tax is spent on national defence, just 3% is spent on education.

You can even download a free copy of the infographic to keep!