UNCLE SAM SPENT an average of $4,599 for every American last year, handing out money for grants and benefits, for goods and services and in government salaries.The average was up more than $200 a person from the year before.Overall, the federal government spent $1.25 trillion in the ...
A study released Monday by the Urban Institute, a social popcy research organization in Washington, said that providing health insurance to those who lacked coverage would increase medical spending by $48 bilpon a year.Some analysts think growing pubpc concern about cost, quapty and availabipty ...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy barely grew late last year, thanks largely to a plunge in federal defense spending that in part was likely preparation for the budget cuts under the so-called sequestration. The nation’s gross domestic product, or the total value of all goods and services pr...
was the biggest contributor to the increase in spending. Interest expenditures rose by $73 billion in Q1 of 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, which can be attributed to the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to tamp down inflation....
Consumer spending grew at a 4.2% pace, fastest since January-March 2023 and up from 3.7% in July-September last year. But business investment tumbled as investment in equipment plunged after two straight strong quarters. Wednesday's report also showed persistent inflationary pressure at the end of...
But we are attentive to signs that the economy may not be cooling as expected. So far this year, GDP (gross domestic product) growth has come in above expectations and above its longer-run trend, and recent readings on consumer spending have been especially robust. In addition, after deceler...
The federal government gives all ex-presidents an allowance for expenses like travel and office space. Last year, Carter received around $118,000 in such allowances, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, a conservative advocacy group. 1:41 Former President Jimmy Carter lives in a...
Late last year, without public hearings or debate, a provision was slipped into the federal spending bill that allows the BLM o sell thousands of these captured wild horses for slaughter. That's prompted horse lovers to try to save them. What is the reason of the decline of the number of...
Lastyear a federal task-force urged reform for patents related to genetic tests. 2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ Lastyear, Europe Commission vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. 2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ ...
their numbers regulated by annual roundups by the Bureau of Land Management. Late last year, without public hearings or debate, a provision was slipped into the federal spending bill that allows the BLM to sell thousands of these captured wild horses for slaughter. That's prompted horse lovers...