The fastest growing component of the annual federal budgets since 2000 is
A)the education budget.
B)entitlement payments.
C)funding for health research.
D)funding for NASA.

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Entitlement payments, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, have consistently grown in size and are projected to continue to do so in the upcoming years. These payments are mandated by law and are not subject to the annual appropriations process. This has led to an increasing percentage of the federal budget being consumed by entitlement spending.

The Fastest Growing Component of the Annual Federal Budgets Since