Breakdown of Federal Expenditures:

• Job training, Employment and Social Services: $13.5 B (.89%)

• Community and Regional Development Programs: $10.6 B (.70%)

• Space, energy, and general science programs: $23.5 B (1.55%)

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How much do you want to cut here? Eastern North Carolina benefits from federal spending in the areas of Community and Regional Development. Many folks believe the Space Program is a waste of money, cut it? Be careful though, because a great deal of technology is developed in this program with significant private sector benefits. That computer you are working with had some development background in the space program.