Spend-O-Meter

Calibrated to the $229,013,000,000 in all funds spending under the enacted New York State budget for the 2023 fiscal year, the Empire Center’s “Spend-O-Meter” spins at the following rates:

$7,262 per second

$435,717 per minute

$26 million per hour

$627 million per day

$4.4 billion per week

$19 billion per month

 

Methodology

The Spend-O-Meter calculates the amount based on the “clock time” of the viewer’s computer. Viewers with incorrect time setting or malfunctioning computer clocks may see inaccurate numbers.

Use the Empire Center’s State Budget Tool to see where the money is going.

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