TheRealMafoo on 03 April 2009
So it looks like the crazy 2010 budget is going to pass. Right now the number that seems to be the real figure is $3.55 trillion. That's $11,700 for every american, so around $46,000 for a family of 4. That's before we even think about paying off the debt. In 2008 we spent 412 billion on interest for our debt alone. in 2009 we will have a much larger debt, so those payments will go up.
With this spending bill and the interest on our debt the total spent by the government on a family of 4 is $52,303 (will go up in 2009). This is before we even think about reducing the debt.
The median household income in the US $50,233.
Why would congress do this to the people it was elected to serve?
