U.S.

Taxpayer
Congressional Credit Card Statement
U.S. Government John & Mary Taxpayer
Washington, D.C. Anytown, USA
Fiscal Year 2009
October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009
DESCRIPTION CHARGES PAYMENTS
PREVIOUS BALANCE DUE
(Your Share of the National Debt at Beginning of Year)
$554,157 *
Purchases During Year (Your Share)
Medicare & Medicaid $7,549
Social Security 7,275
National Defense 6,368
TARP and Stimulus 3,162
Education & Labor 1,915
Civil Service, Military Retirement & Disability 1,296
Agriculture, Natural Resources 1,144
Veterans Affairs 955
Transportation 730
Housing & Urban Development (HUD) 610
Homeland Security 517
Other 864

Payments Received During Year (Your Share)

Individual Income Taxes $9,153
Social Security Taxes & other contributions 8,909
Corporate Income Taxes 1,382
Miscellaneous Taxes and Fees 1,602

TOTALS $32,385 $21,046

Finance Charge
(Your Share of the Interest on the National Debt)
Paid directly to the public and
into public trust funds holding government debt $3,834
TOTAL FINANCE CHARGES $3,834
New Balance Due
(Your Share of the National Debt at the End of Year) $569,330 *

Previous Balance Purchases Finance Charges Payments Balance Due

$554,157* $32,385 $3,834 $21,046 $569,330 *

* Includes each taxpayer's share of $45 trillion for unfunded and unrecorded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare.

Note: This statement originally appeared in Unaccountable Congress: It Doesn't Add Up © 1992 by Joseph J. DioGuardi.
This revision was prepared in January 2010, based on the federal government's numbers for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.