Right Now
Washington will spend $25,117 per household in 2008 - the highest total since World War II. The federal government will collect $21,604 per household in taxes. The remaining $3,513 represents this year's budget deficit per household.
Washington will spend this $25,117 per household as follows:
Earmarks: $156
Social Security/Medicare: $8,668.
Defense: $5,204.
Antipoverty programs: $3,752.
Interest on the federal debt: $2,090.
Federal employee retirement benefits: $935.
Veterans' benefits: $742.
Health research/regulation: $692.
Education: $578.
Highways/mass transit: $455.
Justice administration: $396.
Unemployment benefits: $320.
Natural resources/environment: $305.
International affairs: $298.
Other (regional development, farm subsidies,
social services, space exploration, air
transportation and energy): $682.
Statistics provided by The Heritage Foundation
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 4/28/08 | Dr. Coburn's Rejects Idea of New Government Bureaucracy |
| 4/22/08 | Current record |
| 4/11/08 | Coburn Calls for Investigation into Coconut Road Earmark |
| 4/10/08 | Coburn Protects Land Owners from Government Bureaucrats |
| 4/3/08 | Coburn Fights for Veterans and Fights Against Wasteful Spending |
