...The latest available information on overall federal expenditures shows that per capita spending by the government is up 15% since President Bush assumed office, even after adjusting for inflation and the growth in the nation's population. This increase in expenditures has been steady and began even before the events of 9/11/2001. By contrast, during President Clinton's eight years in the White House, per capita inflation-adjusted spending dropped by 1%. The data further show that in relation to population there are large variations in all kinds of spending among the 90 different federal judicial districts.