$20,361 = Per Capita Total Government Spending in the United States (Federal, State, and Local)

USGovernmentSpending.com ^

[Citizen Zed]

$3,782 = Pensions. 
$4,133 = Health Care.  
$3,273 = Education.  
$2,607 = National Defense.  
$1,538 = Welfare.  
$4,969 = Other.  
$20,361 = Total Spending.

[Citizen Zed]

Too bad we don't get to choose which programs we'd like to support and be taxed on.

[Organic Panic]

Does this mean that’s all I need to pay in taxes??? I pay double that every damned year. Don’t get me started on payroll taxes and every other GD regulation in the manufacturing industry!!!

[GeronL]

Like... none?

[Pollster1]

$3,782 = Pensions. That is a valid debt but far too large. We had twice as many people working for FedGov as we should have, so our pension bill is twice what it should be.

$4,133 = Health Care. That is far more than it should be. FedGov should get out of ObamaCare completely and far more strictly scrutinize all health care claims from those who are non-military and under age 65.

$3,273 = Education. That is not a legitimate FedGov expense, and it should be eliminated.

$2,607 = National Defense. That is the most legitimate of all FedGov expenses, but it should be cut back to real programs that work, not the ones that are only approved because they are built in key congressional districts.

$1,538 = Welfare. That is not a legitimate FedGov expense, and it should be eliminated.

$4,969 = Other. Half or more of the “other” spending should be eliminated.

$20,361 = Total Spending. That is disgusting.

When I imagine what FedGov could have done with that money if they spent it wisely, and what the people who created that wealth could have done with their own money, which is even more productive than the best of what FedGov could have done, I am disappointed. When I think what our children and grandchildren could have done with the wealth they will create, could have if they didn’t have to pay back our reckless debts, I’m not just disappointed, I’m angry. The Democrats who did this to our children are evil, and the RINOs who helped them are willing accomplices.

[P.O.E.]

So 10% is spent on defense, the rest on redistributionism.

[SoConPubbie]

Sorry, but that has to be incorrect as I am only receiving $2,607 of that $20,361

[MaxMax]

Great news, the Gov is hiring and creating more taxpayers, and
that should help cover the cost of over-spending. /s

Wait until the private sector figures out the Gov employees make
more than they do. Boy are the Gov employees going to mad about that leak.