ronpaulitician
08-01-2007, 11:28 AM
Year-----Population (http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h980.html)-----Federal Spending (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104753.html)--Federal Spending per capita
1790-----4 million------- $18 million----------$5
1910-----92 million------$694 million---------$8
1940-----142 million-----$9 billion------------$63
1950-----161 million-----$43 billion----------$267
1960-----189 million-----$92 billion----------$487
1970-----213 million-----$196 billion--------$920
1980-----237 million-----$591 billion--------$2,494
1990-----259 million-----$1 trillion-----------$3,861
2000-----291 million-----$2 trillion-----------$6,873
2006-----300 million-----$3 trillion-----------$10,000
I guess our per-capita federal spending in 2010 will be about $15,000.
2020, we'll probably spend about $25,000 per capita. By 2050, it'll be $100,000.
1790-----4 million------- $18 million----------$5
1910-----92 million------$694 million---------$8
1940-----142 million-----$9 billion------------$63
1950-----161 million-----$43 billion----------$267
1960-----189 million-----$92 billion----------$487
1970-----213 million-----$196 billion--------$920
1980-----237 million-----$591 billion--------$2,494
1990-----259 million-----$1 trillion-----------$3,861
2000-----291 million-----$2 trillion-----------$6,873
2006-----300 million-----$3 trillion-----------$10,000
I guess our per-capita federal spending in 2010 will be about $15,000.
2020, we'll probably spend about $25,000 per capita. By 2050, it'll be $100,000.