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Happy New Fiscal Year! Since the federal government's fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, fiscal 2010 has come to an end. Looking ahead here's what you can expect: annual federal spending of about $30,000 per household and taxes of about $20,000. The hard part is filling the gap - about $10,000 per household, largely covered these days by borrowing from China and others. We can't blame it solely on the recession. We've tied ourselves into a fiscal straightjacket and something has to give. Everyone, from the moderates to the crazies in each political party, knows that simple fact.