Cost_Of_Government_Spending

Cost Of Government Spending THE COST OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING In the article “Families Pay Price For Government Spending,” author Wendy McElroy brings up important issues about the average middle class family that struggles just to keep food on the table while the government increases taxes and spending in other countries. The cost of living continues to go up, while minimum wage is at a standstill. As the government continues spending, they are tightening the noose around the neck of middle class families. McElroy reports, “The modern two-income family is no better off than the one-income family from decades ago.” Although McElroy gives no examples of the modern family budget, she provides convincing evidence from The Bureau of Labor Statistics. They found that families in 2000 spent 44 percent less on household appliances than families in 1973, 22 percent less on food, and 21 percent less on clothing. McElroy states, “It is reasonable to conclude or, at least, strongly suspect that discretionary income has decreased. Other evidence supports that conclusion: over 1.6 million bankruptcies were filed last year, up 7.4 percent from the year before.” The government continues to increase spending on social programs instituted in the name of families, government, mcelroy, family, less, year, spending, people, middle, dollars, class, children, about, time, percent, per, just, even, week, university, states, social, sexual, pay, one, industry, harassment, going, evidence, doesn’t, costs, continues, while, unnecessary, trough