Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1883 — The Cost of Pensions. [ARTICLE]

The Cost of Pensions.

From the foundation of the Government until 1861 the United States paid in pensions the sum of $89,886,359.65. Since that time the enormous sum of $562,741,170,67 has been paid out. The following table shows the amount that has been expended since 1789: Years. Pensions. Years. Pensions. 1789-91$ 175,813.88 1838$ 2,156,057.39 1792 109,243.15 1839 3,142,750.51 1793 80,087.81 1840 2,603,562.19 1794 81,399.24 1841 2,388,463.51 1795 68,673.22 1842 1,378,931.33 1796 100,843.71!1843 839,041.12 1797 92,256.49*1844 2,032,008.99 1798........ * 104,845.33'1845 2,400,788.11 1799 95,444.03 1846 1,811,997.50 1800 64,130.73'1847 1,744,863.63 1801 73,533.37 1848 1,227,496.48 1802 85,440.29 1849 1,328,867.64 1803 62,902.101850 1,866,886.02 1804 80,092.80 1851 2,293,377.22 1805 81,854.59 1852 2,401,858.78 1806 81,875.53 1853 1,756,306.20 1807 70,500.00 1854 1,232,665.00 1808 82,576.04 1855 1,477,612.33 1809 87,833.54 1856 1,296,220.65 1810 83,744.16 1857 1,310,380.58 1811 75,043.88 1858 1,219,768.30 1812 94,402.10 1859 1,222,222.71 1813 86,949.91 1860 1,100,802.32 1814 90,164.90 1861 1,034,599.73 1815 69,656.06 1862 852,710.47 1816 188,804.15 1863 1,078,513.36 1817 207,374.43 1864 4,985,573.90 1818 890,719.90 1865 16,347,621.34 1819 2,415,939.85 1866 15,605,549.88 1820 3,208,376.311867 20,93<!,551.74 1821 242,817.25 1868 23,782,336.78 1822 1,948,199.40 1869 28,476,621.78 1823 1,780,588.52 1870 28,340,202.17 1824 1,499,326.59 1871 34,443,894.88 1825 1,308,810.57 1872 28,533,405.76 1826 1,556,593.82 1873 28,359,326.86 1827 976,138.86 1874 29,038,414.66 1828 850,573.57 1875 29,456,216.22 1829 949,594.47 1876 28,257,395.69 1830 1,363,297.31 1877 26,963,752.27 1831 1,170,665.14 1878 27,1:17,019.68 1832 1,184,422.40 1879 35,121,482.39 1838 4,589,152.40 1880 57,240,540.14 1834 3.364,285.30 1881 50,626,538.54 1835 1,954,711.32 1882 64,296,286.51 1836 2,882,797.96 1837 2.672,102.45 Total.. $652,627,522.30