Spend, Tax, Borrow—Repeat Ad Infinitum

This year the federal government will:

  • Spend: $30,958 per household
  • Tax: $17,576 per household
  • Borrow $13,392 per household

The Heritage Foundation has more . . .

Via: Justin Taylor who notes, “And none of these estimates include the cost of health-care reform!”

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