Blog - /blog/2012/05/08/you-ask-we-dont-answer-how-much-money-does-federal-government-spend/
May 9, 2012 - ...federal spending is tricky, but it's critical to having an informed discussion about the budget. Because "federal spending" can mean different things and involves multiple sources of data, we often do...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/03/pie-week-continues-tax-revenues/
May 3, 2012 - ...federal spending, mandatory spending, and discretionary spending. Today's flavor of pie? Where the money comes from to fund the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2012/04/30/you-ask-we-answer-how-much-federal-budget-funds-military/
April 30, 2012 - In some charts, you see that military is more than half the budget. But in others, you see that it's much less than that. Let's settle this once and for all.
Blog - /blog/2012/04/26/data-story-top-5-states-renewable-energy-rd-awards/
April 26, 2012 - ...federal money to fund research on alternative fuels?
Blog - /blog/2012/04/19/gridlock-budget-process/
April 19, 2012 - President Obama released a budget in February, the House passed a very different budget in March, and the Senate has declined to do a budget. The seeds are planted for stalemate this election year. Wh...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/18/can-women-change-the-story-of-the-niger-delta/
April 18, 2012 - “The whole fight for resource control has led to the eruption and escalation of all manner of conflict and violence in the Niger Delta. It’s all about power and control in light of the oil revenue.”
Blog - /blog/2012/04/16/you-ask-we-answer-why-are-there-different-versions-budget/
April 16, 2012 - ...federal government? It’s a good question. You might have read in the news recently about the House budget introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan. And back in ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/16/federal-income-tax-receipt-2012/
April 16, 2012 - ...federal tax dollars at work.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/15/military-spending-is-misplaced-u-s-priority/
April 15, 2012 - ...federal budget goes to the Pentagon, the government's priorities are out of touch with the pressing problems facing its citizens.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/13/fifth-grader-says-im-mad-at-the-government/
April 13, 2012 - "If we had a trillion dollars," dream the youth of Bresee Community Center in Los Angeles, "we would buy materials to build homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers, skate parks and soccer fields."
Blog - /blog/2012/04/11/tax-day-2012-those-pennies-add/
April 11, 2012 - ...federal income tax dollar went to the military, while ...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/02/you-ask-we-answer-how-is-medicare-funded/
April 2, 2012 - Last week we received numerous questions about how Medicare is funded. The questions were brought on by the launch of Tax Day and confusion over why Social Security and Medicare showed up in charts on...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/military/
March 29, 2012 - President Obama’s new budget includes $525 billion for the Department of Defense. Adjusted for inflation, that’s 2.6 percent less than fiscal 2012 levels. That’s the first cut to the...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/health/
March 29, 2012 - ...federal government $897 billion in fiscal year 2013; $530 billion of that will go to Medicare, the federal health insurance program for senior citizens. Health spending is the fastest growing type of ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/money-in-money-out/
March 29, 2012 - ...federal budget comes from, and where it goes, in the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2013.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/education/
March 29, 2012 - ...federal budget—the strongest support for any type of spending. However, even with the $1.5 billion increase in fiscal 2013, education still will only comprise around 2 percent of total federal s...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/27/clearing-tax-day-confusion/
March 27, 2012 - ...federal income tax dollar. There are two main sources of confusion: First, many people have written to ask why Tax Day ...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/22/where-your-taxes-went/
March 22, 2012 - ...federal government spent each one of your federal income tax dollars in 2011: Once we pay our income taxes, they're designated by the U.S. Treasury as "federal funds," which means Congress and the pre...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/21/budget-process-update-where-are-we-now/
March 21, 2012 - The president submitted his fiscal year 2013 budget request to Congress on Feb. 13. Earlier this week, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, unveiled his draft budget r...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/taxday-2012/
March 21, 2012 - ...federal income tax return is due to the IRS. Where did the federal government spend your income taxes during fiscal year 2011?
