August 19, 2010 - Cost of Government Day Has Arrived (A Movable Famine)

Center for Fiscal Accountability ^ | 8/20/10 | CFA

[Andrea19]

...In 2010, Cost of Government Day falls on August 19. Working people must toil 231 days out of the year just to meet all costs imposed by government - 8 days later than last year and a full 32 days longer than 2008.

In other words, in 2010 the cost of government consumes 63.41 percent of national income...

[Andrea19]

I know this is the day after, but I realized: We are reaching towards a Statistical improbability; can Cost of Government Day go past December 31?

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[Roccus]

State by State Breakdown

The calculation of Cost of Government Day for each state is based on the varying government burdens suffered in each state. Federal tax and spending burdens are also a large contributing factor. These federal burdens vary because relatively higher burdens are borne by states with relatively higher incomes. State and local tax and spending burdens vary as well.

State Rank in 2009 Rank in 2010 # of Days Worked COGD 2010
Alaska 1 1 209.4 28-Jul
Louisiana 2 1 209.4 28-Jul
Mississippi 3 3 212.6 31-Jul
South Dakota 4 4 214.2 2-Aug
West Virginia 6 5 215.8 3-Aug
New Mexico 8 6 218.9 6-Aug
Tennessee 15 6 218.9 6-Aug
Alabama 7 8 220.5 8-Aug
Nevada 23 8 220.5 8-Aug
Arkansas 11 10 222.1 10-Aug
Kentucky 9 10 222.1 10-Aug
North Dakota 5 10 222.1 10-Aug
South Carolina 14 10 222.1 10-Aug
Arizona 27 14 223.7 11-Aug
Iowa 12 14 223.7 11-Aug
Maine 17 14 223.7 11-Aug
Missouri 18 14 223.7 11-Aug
Florida 24 18 225.3 13-Aug
Montana 10 18 225.3 13-Aug
Texas 19 18 225.3 13-Aug
Indiana 20 21 226.8 14-Aug
New Hampshire 29 21 226.8 14-Aug
Oklahoma 13 21 226.8 14-Aug
Kansas 21 24 228.4 16-Aug
Nebraska 22 24 228.4 16-Aug
North Carolina 25 24 228.4 16-Aug
Georgia 33 27 230.0 18-Aug
Idaho 34 27 230.0 18-Aug
Michigan 28 27 230.0 18-Aug
Ohio 31 27 230.0 18-Aug
Oregon 26 27 230.0 18-Aug
National Average - - 231.6 19-Aug
Hawaii 36 32 231.6 19-Aug
Colorado 32 33 233.2 21-Aug
Delaware 30 33 233.2 21-Aug
Illinois 37 35 234.8 22-Aug
Utah 38 35 234.8 22-Aug
Wyoming 16 35 234.8 22-Aug
Rhode Island 41 38 236.4 24-Aug
Wisconsin 39 38 236.4 24-Aug
Minnesota 42 40 237.9 25-Aug
Pennsylvania 40 40 237.9 25-Aug
Vermont 35 40 237.9 25-Aug
Virginia 44 40 237.9 25-Aug
California 47 44 239.5 27-Aug
Massachusetts 43 44 239.5 27-Aug
Washington 45 46 241.1 29-Aug
District of Columbia 241.1 29-Aug
Maryland 46 47 247.4 4-Sep
New York 48 48 253.8 10-Sep
New Jersey 49 49 257.0 14-Sep
Connecticut 50 50 260.1
17-Sep