Government Expenditures vs. Wages

The following chart shows government total expenditures divided by wage and salary accruals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xra0S1usstTGvvL5asQS5ORKo66x8dMGXNQth-HH2OGXrJUgjlAXRuQS5VhBSjoHnm9XLQWk_Y27d_XxkAI_GsfEvaFMCLjz9FNRxxAPVdXbBE_XynOO2WjVH9NA_pQ4fEM4mIsUGhw/s1600/Government+Expenditures+vs.+Wages.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xra0S1usstTGvvL5asQS5ORKo66x8dMGXNQth-HH2OGXrJUgjlAXRuQS5VhBSjoHnm9XLQWk_Y27d_XxkAI_GsfEvaFMCLjz9FNRxxAPVdXbBE_XynOO2WjVH9NA_pQ4fEM4mIsUGhw/s320/Government+Expenditures+vs.+Wages.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The future's so bright I gotta wear rose-colored trend channels.<br /><br />In all seriousness, I believe with every fiber of my being that we will someday return to the red trend channel. The Great Recession got us there last time. I wonder what we'll call the next one.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=nrL">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Government Expenditures vs. Wages

The following chart shows government total expenditures divided by wage and salary accruals. Click to enlarge. The future's so bright I ...

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