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July/August 2006; Vol. 1 No. 8
At Random | The Growing National Debt
Federal government fiscal burdens more than double in five years*
TOTAL
2000: $20.4 trillion
2005: $46.4 trillion
PER PERSON
2000: $72,000
2005: $156,000
PER FULL-TIME WORKER
2000: $165,000
2005: $375,000
PER HOUSEHOLD
2000: $189,000
2005: $411,000
*Includes publicly held debt and government pensions, future Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Source: Government Accountability Office
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