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To put the entire budget in context these are the numbers:

Fiscal year 2004 = $2.2 Billion (Whitehouse home page)
Number of tax payers 2001 = 128 Million (Rush Limbaugh)
My guess at an adjustment to # of taxpayers = 140 Million
2.2B/140M=$15,714 per tax payer.

Of course we all know that 50% of the adult population does not pay taxes. The reality is that each adult in America is responsible for $7,857. Talk about a divided country. Those that pay vs. those that mooch.

Now, we have also seen the story about $20,000 per household is the projected spending. 45% of that is defense. That leaves us a gap that is indicative of the weighted taxing on the wealthy, potential investors. The 45% is clearly constitutional, so that should really give all adults a burden of $3,535. At the same rate of population that pays today that would give a burden to each taxpayer of $7,071. Let's get back to the constitution and give us a 55% Federal Tax cut!