Cost of Government Day (COGD)
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Cost of Government Day - n. the date of the calendar year, counting from January 1, on which the average American has earned enough in cumulative gross income to pay for his or her share of government spending (total federal, state, and local) plus the cost of regulation.

2008 Cost of Government Day

Reviewing Recent Years

In 2007, the Cost of Government Day was July 10.

• 2007 COGD Summary
• 2007 COGD State Tax Increases
• 2007 COGD Report: Interstate Migration
• 2007 COGD Chartroom
• 2007 COGD State migration trends

In 2006, the Cost of Government Day was July 12.

• 2006 Cost of Government Day Report

In 2005, the Cost of Government Day was July 4.

• 2005 COGD Summary
• 2005 Cost of Government Day Report (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2005 COGD By the Numbers (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2005 COGD Chartroom (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2005 COGD State Tax Increases (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2005 COGD State Spending (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

In 2004, Cost of Government Day was July 7, later revised to July 4.

• 2004 COGD Summary
• The 2004 report (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2004 Cost of Government Day: By The Numbers (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2004 Cost of Government Day: Federal Spending & Taxes (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• 2004 Cost of Government Day: President Bush v. Sen. Kerry (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

In 2003, Cost of Government Day was July 11.

• 2003 Summary
• The 2003 Report (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

In 2002, Cost of Government Day was July 1.

• 2002 Summary
• The 2002 Report (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  

In 2001, Cost of Government Day was July 6.

• 2001 Summary (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• The 2001 Report (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)