$52,300 for a family of 4 is what the government needs to collect.

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TheRealMafoo said:

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?

 

Because they used the last decade of good times to reign in spending, pay down debt and save up money to spend during any possible recessions that would never happen do to sound management and regulation?