http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/07/02/has-federal-spending-been-on-par-with-population-growth-not-a-chance.aspxOver the past 9 decades, the U.S. population has increased from 106 million people to 304 million - an increase of about 200 percent. Yet in that same time period, federal spending has risen from 215 billion annually (in today's dollars) to over nearlyenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)