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If the costs of paying the salary and benefits of federal, state, and local government employees are equally divided between every household in the U.S., what is the cost per household?

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In 2016, federal, state and local governments spent $1.9 trillion on employee compensation. This amounts to an average of $15,176 from every household in the United States.

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