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> That's £12,757 per person [2] - almost half the average salary [3]. I don't think the problem with our government is a lack of money, and I can only presume t
by adventured 8y ago
> That's £12,757 per person [2] - almost half the average salary [3]. I don't think the problem with our government is a lack of money, and I can only presume the situation in the US is similar.
It's even worse in the US by a considerable margin. The total government spending in the US - Federal, state, local - is near ~$7.5 trillion. That's roughly $22,721 per person. It's larger than the combined economies of Germany and France (with a Turkey or Switzerland thrown in).
We should have gold lined streets, the world's greatest universal healthcare system, high speed rail connecting every major city, trillions put away for social security, and practically no homelessness or poverty.