MrLovingKindness Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I will take a educated guess and say that more $ is spent on women than men. I didn't find much in a Google search, but I did find this. Differences in Expenditures by Gender Increased: In 2012, per capita spending averaged $5,246 for women compared to $4,125 for men. Although women typically spend more than men on health care, the gap appears to be widening. Spending for women grew at a faster rate (4.2%) than spending for men (3.7%) in 2012. In 2011, women spent $5,034 and men spent $3,977. http://www.healthcostinstitute.org/news-and-events/press-release-2012-health-care-cost-and-utilization-report Which is 27% more spent per capita on women. And since women outlive men by 5 years (at least in the US). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy And since 22% of the US tax budget is Medicare: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258 That's a pretty big chunk of change. If we include Social Security 24% and Safety Net Programs 12%, then in at least 58% of the U.S. tax budget, more money is spent on women than men. Can anyone find additional information?
Wesley Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Do you count the military as spending on men? What about transportation? What about interest? What about education? I am just pointing out that the line is not exactly clear for probably the majority of the budget.
MrLovingKindness Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 I am just pointing out that the line is not exactly clear for probably the majority of the budget. I think it is reasonably clear that for 58% of the budget (which is a majority) more money is spent on women than men, which is not to say that overall more money is spent on women.
Wesley Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I think it is reasonably clear that for 58% of the budget (which is a majority) more money is spent on women than men, which is not to say that overall more money is spent on women. Men get some (at least some) Social Security and some of the Safety Net programs, so I do not consider it clear at all.
MrLovingKindness Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 OK. I concede your point. It is fairly murky. Do you have any information on this topic? What would be your guess?
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