Happy Cost of Government Day
Dear friend,
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Happy Cost of Government Day! Today, August 12, is Cost of Government Day (COGD), the day of the calendar year when the average American worker has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of the spending and regulatory burdens imposed by government on the federal, state, and local levels. COGD falls 26 days later than last year’s date, and it’s 23 days later than the previous all-time high of July 20, in 1982.
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There are numerous reasons for this explosive growth in government spending including TARP, the so-called Stimulus, and the big three auto “bailouts.” If Congress and the President had not pushed for TARP, Americans would have celebrated COGD on July 25 rather than on August 12.
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As your Congressman and Senators hold their town hall meetings this recess, you should ask them why you needed to spend 224 days working to pay off your share of government. You should also ask them if you’ve already spent this much time working to pay off government, why would you possibly want to spend additional days working for a government takeover of healthcare?
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View the COGD report at www.CostofGovernmentDay.com and arm yourselves with the data to ask your representatives the necessary and hard questions about the astonishing growth in government. The report contains a state-by-state breakdown so you can find out how your state ranks by visiting www.CostOfGovernmentDay.com.
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Onward,Grover Norquist
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P.S. – Please consider making a donation to Americans for Tax Reform to help us spread the word about Cost of Government Day and the damage done to the American economy by excessive government spending on all levels. A donation of $100, $75, $50, or even just $10 will go along way towards helping us promote the research in this report and protect American jobs and small businesses from an over burdensome government.
Comment from Shawn: I think he should include also foreign wars, and overseas empire (eg 75,000 troops stationed in Germany), and “homeland security”.