Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/04/15/the-truth-behind-tax-day/
April 15, 2014 - ...federal income tax returns on April 15 each year with no idea what the government actually does with all that money.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/presidents-2015-budget-in-pictures/all-revenue-and-spending-where-money-comes-and-where-money-goes/
April 14, 2014 - ...federal debt.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/04/14/its-tax-time/
April 14, 2014 - For the cost of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile program, we can hire 4,784 elementary school teachers for one year. Use this tool to find out where your tax dollars are going and how they might be better ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/04/11/How_Washington_Spends_Your_Money/
April 11, 2014 - ...federal income taxes for 2013, but it won't tell you how your money is spent by the federal government. No worries. The National Priorities Project did the math for you, based on actual federal spend...
Blog - /blog/2014/04/07/tax-day-pictures/
April 8, 2014 - ...federal government spent those tax dollars.
Blog - /blog/2014/04/07/congress-extend-corporate-tax-breaks-not-unemployment-benefits/
April 7, 2014 - If you want a story about the illogic that rules Washington, look no further than this.
Blog - /blog/2014/04/02/comparing-competing-visions-federal-budget/
April 2, 2014 - ...budget proposal to two significantly different alternatives.
Blog - /blog/2014/03/27/federal-spending-matters-your-state/
March 27, 2014 - ...federal budget affect lunchtime for the kids in your neighborhood? You might be surprised at the answer.
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-debt-and-deficit/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Debt and Deficit Budget deficits have declined sharply in recent years, down from 10 percent of the U.S. economy in fiscal 2009, to a projected 3.1 percent in 2015. Over the past 50 ye...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-education/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Education Education spending is projected to account for 2 percent of total federal spending in fiscal 2015, a figure that has held roughly constant for decades, despite consistent pol...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-health-care-spending/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Health Care Spending Health care is the fastest-growing type of federal spending, having risen from 7 percent of the federal budget in 1976 to more than a quarter in fiscal 2015 as hea...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-military-security-spending/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Military & Security Spending In fiscal year 2015, military spending is projected to account for 55 percent of all federal discretionary spending -- that's the portion of the federal bu...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-social-insurance-earned-benefits-entitlements/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Entitlements Social insurance is made up of programs that help workers and their families replace part of income lost due to unemployment, disabili...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-taxes-revenue/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Taxes & Revenue Corporate income taxes are projected to account for less than 14 percent of all federal tax revenue in fiscal 2015. Meanwhile, taxes paid by regular Americans accounts ...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-transparency-data/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Transparency & Data In 1983, the U.S. government began publishing a complete report of federal spending in every state, county, and congressional district. In 2012, it stopped. Find o...
Video - /videos/2014/3/26/united-states-federal-budget-budget-process/
March 26, 2014 - ...Federal Budget: Budget Process The 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...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-day-2014/
March 25, 2014 - ...federal government spent each one of your federal income tax dollars, get the key facts in Taxes 101, and get your personalized tax receipt or the average tax receipt for taxpayers in your state.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/federal-spending-your-state-2013-2015/
March 24, 2014 - ...federal programs including Head Start, Special Education, and Medicaid.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/presidents-2015-budget-in-pictures/annual-budget-deficit-or-surplus-1930-2015/
March 19, 2014 - ...federal budget deficit (or surplus) as a share of the overall U.S. economy since 1930. In President Obama’s 2015 budget, the deficit amounts to 3.1 percent of the economy. As you can see, that&r...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/presidents-2015-budget-in-pictures/individual-and-corporate-income-taxes-percent-total-federal-revenue/
March 19, 2014 - ...federal revenue will come from payroll taxes, as well as customs and excise taxes.
