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Chart of the Day: Look at government grow

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 5:06pm | posted by Jason Pye

The folks over at Campaign for Liberty show us the explosion in government spending in the last two years, from spending just over 30% of gross domestic product (GDP) at all level of government combined to 40%.

With that, 19% of federal government employees make $100,000 a year or more, according to an article in USA Today, and that’s up 5% in the last 18 months.

While the economy continues to perform poorly and job losses are still racking up, the federal government continues to grow and consume more resources.

Government Growth

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