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Highlights from the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
July 23, 2015
National Priorities Project breaks down what you need to know on the status of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.
Pentagon Budget Request FY2016
June 4, 2015
On February 2, the Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2016 budget request reflecting input from the Department of Defense. Here's what they asked for.
Move the Money 2015
May 14, 2015
National Priorities Project, Peace Action, along with a terrific group of colleagues, have assembled all the materials you need to enter the current national debate about Pentagon spending within the federal budget, while building the capacity of colleagues and allies to join you!
Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016
March 19, 2015
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Tax Day 2015
March 16, 2015
Tax Day is coming up on April 15. Wondering where your 2014 income taxes went?
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President’s 2016 Budget in Pictures
Feb. 9, 2015
President Obama recently released his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal. And budgets are about our nation’s priorities: What are we going to spend money on? How are we going to raise the money we want to spend? These pictures tell the story of the priorities found in the president’s budget.
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- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Annual Budget Deficit or Surplus as Share of the Economy (GDP)
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Total Tax Revenue
- President's Proposed '16 Budget: Individual/Corporate Income Taxes as % of Total Federal Revenue
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Federal Spending and Revenue as Share of U.S. Economy (GDP)
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Military and Non-Military Discretionary Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Mandatory and Discretionary Spending and Interest on Debt
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Mandatory Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Discretionary Spending
- President's Proposed 2016 Budget: Total Spending
President Obama Proposes 2016 Budget
Feb. 4, 2015
President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
National Priorities Project Reacts to President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Feb. 2, 2015
President Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. The $4 trillion spending and tax proposal includes funding that would provide two years of tuition-free community college for students, investments in job training and early education, as well as substantial increases in military spending.
What's in a Cromnibus: Extended Analysis
Dec. 15, 2014
On Saturday, the Senate passed a U.S. budget that avoided a government shutdown, set the stage for a February showdown over immigration, relaxed financial investment rules implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, raised limits on campaign contributions, and made policy changes in virtually every public policy arena you care about.
State Smart: Federal Funds in 50 States
Nov. 20, 2014
NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynamics and their impact on our everyday lives.