Federal Budget Analysis
Senate Plan: What Else Could Tax Cuts for the Richest 1% Buy? A 50-State Perspective
Nov. 20, 2017
In the United States, the richest one percent – with average incomes of $2 million – will collectively get $56 billion in tax cuts in 2019 under the Senate plan.
House Plan: What Else Could Tax Cuts for the Richest 1% Buy? A 50-State Perspective
Nov. 10, 2017
The richest one percent – with average incomes of $2 million – will collectively get $72 billion in tax cuts in 2018 under the Trump plan. What else could that pay for?
Protecting Our Communities: A State's Guide to Demilitarizing for a Brighter Future
July 20, 2017
U.S. military spending, with its major focus on exerting U.S. influence and dominance overseas, has an analog here at home: spending on policing, incarceration, and immigration enforcement.
The Militarized Budget 2017
April 3, 2017
In 2016, the "militarized" budget amounted to 64 percent of discretionary spending.
March 31, 2017
March 16, 2017
Competing Visions 2016
March 21, 2016
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.
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March 10, 2016
The President's 2017 Budget Proposal in Pictures
Feb. 17, 2016
The National Priorities Project breaks down President Obama’s $4.2 trillion budget proposal in a series of pictures.
President Obama Proposes 2017 Budget
Feb. 11, 2016
New proposal calls for investment in domestic priorities but also prioritizes Pentagon spending and military force.