Monday, February 17, 2020

GOVERNMENT - how are they spending your money?

-  2624  -   GOVERNMENT     My wife handles the family budget.  I worry about the big things.
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---------------------   2624 -  GOVERNMENT  -  how are they spending your money?
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-  TAXES COLLECTED AND GOVERNMENT SPENT:
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-  The federal government collected $3.5 trillion in revenue, or        $10,548 per person.
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-  The federal government spent $4.4 trillion, or        $13,547 per person.
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-  Federal revenue grew 2% (inflation adjusted).
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-  Federal spending grew 6% (inflation adjusted).
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-  We spent 28% more than we collected in revenue, creating a     $984 billion deficit.
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-    92% came from individual income, payroll, and corporate income taxes.
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-  The federal government spent $4.4 trillion , or $13,547 per person on Medicare, Social Security, defense and veterans, debt interest, and assistance programs including food stamps and Medicaid accounted for 86% of spending. This includes funding distributed to states.
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-  Total Revenue  $3.46 trillion.  Individual Income Taxes,  Payroll Taxes,  Corporate Income Taxes,  Sales and Excise Taxes,  Other………
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-  Deficit:  Since 2000, state and local governments have accounted for an average of 46% of total government spending. A quarter of that spending is with funds transferred from the federal government.
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-  Federal revenue grew 2% (inflation adjusted).  This is the first increase since 2015 and is equivalent to 16% of GDP (lower than the 17% annual average since 1980).
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-  Federal spending grew 6% (inflation adjusted) in 2019.  This is the largest spending increase outside of recession years in the last two decades and is equivalent to 21% of GDP (higher than the 20% annual average since 1980).
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-  We spent 28% more than we collected in revenue, creating a $984 billion deficit.
The federal debt grew to $22.7 trillion, $16.8 trillion of which is owed to the public.
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-  Debt owed to the public is debt sold in credit markets in forms including bills, notes, and treasury bonds. Private US citizens, citizens of other nations and foreign governments can all hold this debt.
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FEDERAL BUDGET 2019  $4.45 trillion.  Social Security, National Defense and Veterans, Medicare, Aid to the Disadvantaged, Interest on the Debt, Transfers to States, Other Spending
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-  Total Revenue  $3.46 trillion.  Individual Income Taxes,  Payroll Taxes,  Corporate Income Taxes  Sales and Excise Taxes

----------------------  BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS
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----------------------  1980-----------------------  $2t
----------------------  1990----------------------  $0
----------------------  2000----------------------  $2t
----------------------  2010----------------------  $4t
----------------------  2018----------------------   $6t

----------------------  REVENUE PER CAPITA----------------------   $10.55k
----------------------  Individual income taxes---------------------------  $5.23k
----------------------  Payroll Taxes----------------------------------------  $3.77k
----------------------  Corporate income taxes------------------------------  $701
----------------------  Sales and excise taxes--------------------------------  $301
----------------------  Other Revenue-----------------------------------------  $539

----------------------  SPENDING PER CAPITA---------------    $13.55k
----------------------  Social Security---------------------------------  $3.18k
----------------------  National Defense and Veterans--------------  $2.69k
----------------------  Medicare----------------------------------------  $1.98k
----------------------  Aid to The Disadvantaged--------------------  $1.03k
----------------------  Interest on the Debt----------------------------  $1.13k
----------------------  Transfers to States------------------------------  $2.20k
----------------------  Other Spending --------------------------------  $1.33k
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DEBT  BY FOREIGN ENTITY
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----------------------  1980----------------------  $0
----------------------  1990----------------------  $10t
----------------------  2000----------------------  $20t
----------------------  2010----------------------  $30t
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-  Total government debt as % of GDP  ----------------------------  85.4%
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-  % of federal debt held by public that is foreign owned -------- 38.85%
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-  US Postal Service net profit ------------------------------------ $2.2 Billion
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-  Death and Taxes two things you can not avoid.
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-  February 17, 2020                                                                         2624                                                                                 
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