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# The United States spends 2.4 times as much on the elderly as on children, measured on a per capita basis, with the ratio rising to 7 to 1 if looking just at the federal budget.
- URL: https://ivn.us/the-united-states-spends-24-times-as-much-on-the-elderly-as-on-children-measured-on-a-per-capita-basis-with-the-ratio-rising-to-7-to-1-if-looking-just-at-the-federal-budget/
- Published: 2012-04-05T20:08:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:23:38.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

The United States spends 2.4 times as much on the elderly as on children, measured on a per capita basis, with the ratio rising to 7 to 1 if looking just at the federal budget.  
[Brookings Institution Study](http://www.esquire.com/features/young-people-in-the-recession-0412?ref=ivn.us)