The 2022 State of the Union in Numbers
The annual State of the Union address is scheduled for March 1. But what do the numbers say? USAFacts' third annual State of the Union in Numbers is back to help you assess the country’s progress with data instead of rhetoric.
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Here’s just a preview of what’s available:
- Federal spending is up 46% since 2019.
- Spending for Medicare, Social Security, defense and veterans, debt interest, plus assistance like stimulus checks and unemployment insurance accounted for 80.5% of federal expenditures.
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- The federal government collected $12,294 per person in fiscal year 2021 for a total of $4.1 trillion. Ninety-two percent of revenue was from individual income, payroll, and corporate income taxes.
- Revenue was equivalent to 17.3% of GDP, in line with the 18% annual average since 1980.
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There were nine active strikes of at least 1,000 workers in 2021. Eight were new, while one by Charter Communications workers in New Jersey and New York began in 2017 and is ongoing. |
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