Federal Budget Analysis: Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Highlights from the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
July 23, 2015
National Priorities Project breaks down what you need to know on the status of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.
Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016
March 19, 2015
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Tax Day 2015
March 16, 2015
Tax Day is coming up on April 15. Wondering where your 2014 income taxes went?
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President’s 2016 Budget in Pictures
Feb. 9, 2015
President Obama recently released his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal. And budgets are about our nation’s priorities: What are we going to spend money on? How are we going to raise the money we want to spend? These pictures tell the story of the priorities found in the president’s budget.
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- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Annual Budget Deficit or Surplus as Share of the Economy (GDP)
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Total Tax Revenue
- President's Proposed '16 Budget: Individual/Corporate Income Taxes as % of Total Federal Revenue
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Federal Spending and Revenue as Share of U.S. Economy (GDP)
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Military and Non-Military Discretionary Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Mandatory and Discretionary Spending and Interest on Debt
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Mandatory Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Discretionary Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Total Spending
President Obama Proposes 2016 Budget
Feb. 4, 2015
President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
National Priorities Project Reacts to President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Feb. 2, 2015
President Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. The $4 trillion spending and tax proposal includes funding that would provide two years of tuition-free community college for students, investments in job training and early education, as well as substantial increases in military spending.
State Smart: Federal Funds in 50 States
Nov. 20, 2014
NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynamics and their impact on our everyday lives.
Competing Visions: Election Edition
Oct. 29, 2014
NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
Voter’s Guides 2014
Sept. 4, 2014
Our Voter’s Guides give you the low-down on our federal government’s role in vital systems we all care about, including education, health care, and the military, as well as how we can pay for it all through taxes and the role of deficits and the national debt, and key questions to ask candidates.
Federal Spending in Your State, 2013-2015
March 24, 2014
Funding by state for select federal programs including Head Start, Special Education, and Medicaid.