Guide - /guides/debt-and-deficit-tipsheet/
June 11, 2015 - Budget deficits have declined sharply in recent years, down from about 10 percent of the U.S. economy in fiscal 2009, to a projected 3.2 percent in 2015. Over the past 50 years, the budget deficit ave...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/pentagon-budget-request-fy2016/
June 4, 2015 - On February 2, the Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2016 budget request reflecting input from the Department of Defense. Here's what they asked for.
Blog - /blog/2015/06/03/leaving-highway-trust-fund-high-and-dry/
June 3, 2015 - Since 2008 alone, Congress has enacted 33 temporary fixes for the highway fund.
Blog - /blog/2015/05/19/move-money-2015-shifting-spending-pentagon-local-priorities-new-hampshire/
May 19, 2015 - From May through July, National Priorities Project staff together with partners from the Peace Action Education Fund will visit four states as part of our Move the Money training series.
Blog - /blog/2015/05/07/congress-budget-resolution-sequestration-name-only/
May 7, 2015 - ...federal government’s discretionary spending in fiscal year 2016.
Video - /videos/2015/5/4/2015-us-federal-budget-military/
May 4, 2015 - ...Federal Budget: Military In fiscal year 2015, the federal government will spend $545 billion on the military, and that doesn’t even include war funding. In fact, the U.S. spends more on our military t...
Video - /videos/2015/5/4/2015-us-federal-budget-transparency/
May 4, 2015 - ...Federal Budget: Transparency By the time federal money finds its way to your city, it’s virtually impossible to know where exactly the funds came from – because the federal government doesn’t always r...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/04/15/four-charts-reveal-hidden-facts-of-tax-day/
April 15, 2015 - ...federal government is doing with that money?
Blog - /blog/2015/04/13/where-your-tax-dollars-go-federal-funds-vs-trust-funds/
April 14, 2015 - ...federal funds" - largely from your income taxes - that pay for the military, certain health care programs, education and other things.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/04/14/marketwatch-heres-where-your-tax-dollars-go/
April 14, 2015 - ...federal government spent your income-tax dollars in two big ways in 2014: on the military and on health care.
Guide - /guides/budget-process-tip-sheet/
April 3, 2015 - ...federal budget process is meant to be a participatory process carried out by Congress that reflects the priorities of the American people. The vision of democracy is that the federal budget reflects t...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/24/budget-reflects-americans-priorities/
March 24, 2015 - ...federal budget proposal that focuses on Americans' priorities -- such as job creation, education, Social Security, infrastructure improvements, and other domestic investments.
Blog - /blog/2015/03/20/competing-visions-what-budget-proposal-best-matches-americans-priorities/
March 20, 2015 - Check out our new Competing Visions analysis that examines how the major budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities on 15 major issues including job creation, education, wa...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/competing-visions-2015/
March 19, 2015 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...federal funds from trust funds. Trust funds, generated from sources such as payroll taxes, can only be used for specific programs like Social Security and Medicare. All other funds are feder...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-seven-things-you-should-know-about-taxes/
March 16, 2015 - ...federal government.[1] To see how federal money impacts your state, visit State Smart. 2. You pay the federal government’s bills. Around 80 percent of all federal tax revenue comes from t...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/04/congress-approves-department-homeland-security-funding/
March 4, 2015 - Three days before another potential government shutdown, Congress voted yesterday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the fiscal year which ends on Se...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/27/lawmakers-pass-stop-gap-bill-fund-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 27, 2015 - If Congressional lawmakers cannot come to agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by midnight tonight, tens of thousands of workers could be furloughed and hundred...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/20/lawmakers-disagree-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 20, 2015 - Just five legislative days remain between now and the end of next week, making a shutdown of DHS more and more likely.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/20/budget-five-small-steps-forward-one-big-step-back/
Feb. 20, 2015 - On February 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 with many proposals that reflect Americans' most cherished values and priorities, according to opinion polls. The $4 trill...
