Sobering Economic Stats

Sobering stats: this year the federal government will:

• spend $30,958 per household
• tax $17,576 per household
• borrow $13,392 per household
• Federal spending, in particular, will be increased by 22%, account for 26% of the gross domestic product (GDP)

By 2019, we'll be spending almost $800 billion just to pay net interest on our debt. And none of these estimates include the cost of health-care reform!

Hat Tip: Between Two Worlds: Spend, Tax, and Borrow