Wisconsin is a case in point. Wisconsin teachers fare slightly worse than the national average with starting salaries of $32,642 and a maximum with a masterâs degree of $60,036. The Tax Foundation says its tax burden is the fourth worst in the U.S. and its QualityCounts rating was a C+, about average.
It puts total Chinese investment in the U.S. at $1.61 trillion as of June 30, 2010.[1] This is not entirely accurate, but it is far better than the figures in the unrevised monthly Treasury reports used by Congress and the media.
One trend is easy to identify: China is spending more and more, although the pace of growth has slowed in recent years. China still falls well behind the United States in overall spending -- at $2.2 trillion compared to around $3.5 trillion for Washington. And the U.S. runs a much larger budget deficit.China's estimated deficit for 2013 is 1.2 trillion yuan, or $198 billion at current exchange rates.That's equal to 2% of GDP.Although significantly higher than previous years, China's deficit is under control.nd the U.S. runs a much larger budget deficit. China's estimated deficit for 2013 is 1.2 trillion yuan, or $198 billion at current exchange rates. That's equal to 2% of GDP.