Group
Releases Annual Cost of Government Study
Report shows cost of government continues
to decline
WASHINGTON-
Americans for Tax Reform has released the latest edition
of its annual Cost of Government Day Study.
The Cost of Government Day for 2000 is June 16.
The
study found that out
of 366 days in 2000, the average American will work 167 days for
the government. Among
the various costs involved with all federal, state, and local governments
are:
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59.1 days for state and local spending and regulations
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37.9 days for federal regulations
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29.3 days for Social Security and Medicare
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12.5 days for national defense
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9.4 days for interest payments
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18.8 days for all other federal programs
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Grover
Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), issued the
following statement regarding the report:
"The
bad news is that the average American has to work 167 days to pay
for his or her share of the cost of government.
The good news is that over the last nine years the cost of
government has steadily decreased.
"In
1992, the cost of government day was July 10.
For 2000, the cost of government day is June 16.
This is great news for taxpayers, as it demonstrates that
the pro-taxpayer forces are winning.
But the battle is not yet over, and we must continue to work
diligently to lower the cost of federal, state, and local governments
across the country."
You
can obtain a copy of the Cost of Government Day study by visiting
ATR's website http://www.atr.org.
If you do not have Internet access, please contact ATR at
202-785-0266 for a copy of the report.
