Cost of Government Day (COGD)
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Title: Cost of Government Day is July 11, 2003

Date: July 11, 2003

Source: Traditional Values Coalition

Words: 95

Summary: According to Americans for Tax Reform, the average American must now work from January 1 to July 11 of this year to pay for the cost of government.

The average American taxpayer must work from January 1-July 11 this year to pay for the costs of government. This is 17 additional days of work since 2000. Americans for Tax Reform notes that out of 193 days to pay for government, 130 of those are for total spending; 63 days are for the cost of regulations; 67 are for state and local spending and regulations.

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