[Chances Are]

Well, even if you base it on all 300 million in the population, which includes 60 million children under age 15, it still works out to about $87,000 for every man, women, and child.

What are you using for a base? Federal tax receipts? Federal outlays? GDP? NDP? Exactly what?

I'm having difficulty with your math....

CA....

[TheMightyQuinn]

ping!

[layman]

What are you using for a base? Federal tax receipts?

Yes, federal tax receipts. In round numbers our federal budget year 2006 will spend 2.5 trillion which is .5 trillion over projected receipts.