Economist Kelvin Emmanuel has said Nigeria cannot have a strong economy when per capita income has fallen below $900.

Per capita caps would prevent federal spending from growing to pay for those new costs, Burns said. It would make federal spending lower and more predictable, but states would assume 100 percent ...

The net debt of federal, state and territory governments is expected to blow out to more than $1.2 trillion over the next ...

The nation’s poorest state — Mississippi — has traditionally been the recipient of more federal dollars per capita than any other commonwealth. We’ve lived off the federal spending spigot ...

The average taxpayer’s piece of the $37-trillion federal debt is about $240,000, or six years of the median income.

In fiscal 2023, the most recent year for which detailed financial information is available, Medicaid’s net cost was $894.2 ...

For Medicaid expansion states, the government pays 90 percent. A per-beneficiary cap would fundamentally change Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement to one with strict limits on federal spending.

Federal spending, in other words, magnifies the incumbent advantage and gives incumbents a few points on Election Day. We can see this in action. Consider the Associated Press article that ran the ...

Lawmakers from state with most federal workers per capita warn against Trump buyout bid Rep. Sarah Elfreth said the move 'does nothing to make government more efficient' By Charles Creitz Fox News.

The nation’s poorest state — Mississippi — has traditionally been the recipient of more federal dollars per capita than any other commonwealth. We’ve lived off the federal spending spigot ...

Looking at per capita expenditures from the federal government and receipts paid to the federal government in West Virginia in 2022, the federal government paid out $21,478 per person in direct ...

Wisconsin Policy Forum Wisconsin consistently receives fewer federal funds per capita than most other states. But federal ...