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Since the federal budget is in the news today, I figured everybody might like to see how much our government has been spending over the years. So here it is. As Republicans like to say, it’s clear that spending is spiraling out of control:
UPDATE: Someone is going to demand total government spending at all levels, so I might as well get ahead of the curve. Here it is:
