8/10/2012

How much have pure government transfer payments increased over time? How much has total government spending grown?

Government spending on wealth transfers (government spending minus spending on goods and services) has grown dramatically since the early 1960s. Total government spending as a percent of GDP has soared from 25% in the early 1960s to about 36% today -- an almost 50% increase in GDP share.

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