Friday, March 6, 2009

U.S. government spending as a percentage of GDP

This graph depicts state & local government spending (blue) and federal government spending (red), as a percentage of GDP, for the United States since 1890:

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Posted by James

1 comment:

  1. Jonny ThezSunday, July 17, 2011

    This graph is a refreshing perspective. There is so much anti-federal government rhetoric but looks like people are for the most part looking in the wrong place. State & Local seem to be where government has grown. It would be interesting to see a further breakdown between "state" & "local"

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