Comments for Mad Men, Then or Now? at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.cepr.net Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:27 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/mad-men-then-or-now#comment-8382 Ahh, those halcyon days. I can’t paste the chart I’ve made, but here’s some data for you (BTS should love this one): 1961 Population — 183,691,000 1961 Federal Outlays — $648.5 bn (2005 constant dollars) 1961 Per Capita Federal Spending — $3,530 2011 Population — 311,185,000 2011 Federal Outlays — $3,368.9 bn (2005 constant dollars) 2011 Per Capital Federal Spending — $10,826 I’ll agree to match the tax rates if you’ll agree to match the spend. As the IPS shows, we don’t need tax increases or austerity, we need to cut federal spending. - Jack Funchion Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:04:49 +0100