U.S. spent $10,612 per person in 2010 [View All]

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Source: The Washington Times

The federal government spent $10,612 per person domestically last year, including more than $5,000 per person on direct safety-net programs such as Social Security, unemployment benefits and housing assistance, according to the latest tally from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Broken down by states, Alaskans fared the best, with an average of nearly $18,000 per person in federal domestic spending, followed by Virginia, where a huge defense procurement industry meant the government spent more than $17,000 per person.

Were it a state, the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the federal government, would have topped them all at $102,904 per person in spending.

Nevada got the least federal spending at less than $8,000 per person.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/27/us-spent-more-10000-person-2010/

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