“government-spending” Charts
Californians Paying for Criminals, Not Colleges »
In California, the prison system and the public university system budgets are allocated from the same fund, pitting the two…
Public Overwhelmingly Agrees: Prisons Are Impotent »
A recent Pew study found widespread support across party, age, and ethnic groups for shorter sentences and alternatives to incarceration…
Where the Money Goes: Share of Federal Spending by Category »
The federal government spends a lot of money: $3.5 trillion this year. Two-thirds goes to pay for benefits programs, including…
Obama Administration Sets Record For Government Censorship »
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), hailed globally as a model for transparent governance, entitles any person to view most…
Wealthiest Universities Get 10x the Tax Money as Public »
Government money-- i.e. taxpayers' dollars-- is given to elite private universities through tax exemptions on their billion-dollar endowments, disproportionately benefiting…
Interest as a Percentage of All Federal Outlays »
There are two reasons that interest rates represents a growing slice of the federal budget: (1) As long as the…
Government Spending: No, It's Not Out of Control »
Contrary to the myth of federal profligacy under President Obama, total expenditures for FY 2013 and 2014 have gone down…
Fed. Gov't, Largest US Purchaser, Buys Like Mom & Pop Store »
Many American families know that buying in bulk can substantially cut their grocery bill. And yet, in the federal government,…
Disaster Prevention: A 400% Return-on-Investment »
An analysis of FEMA natural hazard mitigation grants indicates that for every dollar spent on mitigation, society saves an average…
Entitlement Programs Root Cause of Spending Increases »
Nearly all the growth in government spending over the past 40 years is due to growth in entitlement programs. In…
Chairman Ryan’s Supposed Budget Slashing »
Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget supposedly cuts federal government spending by $5.1 trillion over the next ten years. However, this slash…
Discretionary Spending 2015: $1.15 Trillion »
This is how President Obama proposes allocating $1.16 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal year 2015. Discretionary spending, which accounts…
Federal Spending Remains Flat »
The CBO released its new budget outlook today. The chart below shows total federal spending since 2000. Spending was way…
Bernanke's View of Fiscal Policy »
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke stated that 'except for in 2009, we’ve had very tight fiscal policy'. In Keynesian economics,…
Are America's Bridges Really Crumbling? »
While it is a popular idea that bridges are crumbling in the United States, in reality the percentage of bridges…
National Debt to Skyrocket by 82 Percent in Next Decade »
Over the past 50 years, the federal debt has averaged 39 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). By the end…
Public Not Nearly as Partisan as Federal Gridlock Suggests »
Listening to pundits on Fox News or MSNBC, or politicians on Capitol Hill, it would seem that American citizens hold…
Do Americans Actually Want to Reduce Government Spending? »
70% of Americans feel it is essential that the federal budget deficit be reduced-- with 73% believing this should be…
Look to the North for Fiscal Reform »
From 1995 to 1998, Canada turned its $32 billion federal deficit into a $2.5 billion surplus. Canada's federal spending as…
Government Spending Rises Twice as Fast as Inflation »
The President’s new burden of a budget has been unveiled and Obama wants spending to increase more than twice as…
It's Time to Sell Federal Government Buildings »
The federal government owns a staggering 306,000 buildings, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. In addition, the government leases…
Farm Bill Spending Up 49 Percent »
The House of Representatives has officially passed a $956 billion farm bill. The farm bill trims $16.5 billion from expected…
Where Your 2012 Taxes Went »
On April 15, 2013, millions of Americans filed their income taxes for 2012. This chart shows how each one of…
Pres. Obama's Proposed 2014 Budget »
This chart shows how President Obama proposed spending $3.8 trillion in fiscal year 2014, as outlined in his original budget…
Sequester Statistics: Schools Feeling the Squeeze »
As across-the-board spending cuts begin to affect government sectors, Education funding will be cut by roughly $4.7 billion, pre-2003 levels,…
Federal Budget Allocation Over the Years »
There has been a significant increase in the percentage of the federal budget spent on Healthcare in the last three…