Historical Fiscal Analysis of U.S. Federal Revenue and Spending (1790‑2010)

The passage provides a macro‑level overview of government revenue and expenditures over a century, but it contains no specific allegations, names, transactions, or actionable leads involving high‑prof Federal revenue as a share of GDP grew from 2% to 15% over 100 years. Spending as a share of GDP rose to 24% by 2010. Medicare/Medicaid costs drove most post‑1970 deficits.