Some numbers

For the Fiscal Year ended September 2009, the average employed worker contributed $12,748 in income tax payments to the Federal government. The budget created by Mr. Orszag (who we read is a very bright fellow) spent $16,809 on behalf of that same worker for: defense, federal worker salaries, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security payments, unemployment benefits, and food stamps. Oh, and that’s just the biggest/most noticeable items in the budget. That “average” worker now has $65,237 in Treasuries debt to pay off, up from $56, 861 just eight months ago.