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Article: Hawaii high on federal spending list
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- April 14, 1999
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WASHINGTON - Hawaii remains a national leader in defense spending and overall federal spending, according to figures released today.
The Census Bureau's annual report on federal spending by state found that the Defense Department in 1998 spent $2,845 per capita in Hawaii. That was more than three times the national average of $838 and higher than every state except Virginia, home of the Pentagon.
The generous defense spending in the isles, a result of the huge military presence, helped boost overall federal spending in Hawaii to $7,076 per person, the fifth-highest total in the nation.
Asked if military wages were driving federal spending in Hawaii, Census Bureau analyst Carl Lundgren said: ...