National Priorities Project | Bringing the Federal Budget Home

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Budget Briefs

Federal Budget Timeline
How and when do we get a federal budget?
Federal Spending
How are our tax dollars spent?
Federal Revenues
Where does the federal government get its money?
Federal Discretionary and Mandatory Spending
What's the difference between discretionary and mandatory spending?
Federal Deficit, Surplus, and National Debt
Do they matter?
Federal Funds and Trust Funds
What are these two types of federal budget funds?
On Budget, Off Budget Federal Spending
Why is Social Security "off-budget," and what does that mean?
Test Quiz one

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