Federal Budget Analysis: Debt & Deficit
Voter’s Guides 2014
Sept. 4, 2014
Our Voter’s Guides give you the low-down on our federal government’s role in vital systems we all care about, including education, health care, and the military, as well as how we can pay for it all through taxes and the role of deficits and the national debt, and key questions to ask candidates.
Federal Spending in Your State, 2013-2015
March 24, 2014
Funding by state for select federal programs including Head Start, Special Education, and Medicaid.
President's 2015 Budget in Pictures
March 19, 2014
President Obama recently released his 2015 budget proposal. And budgets are about priorities: What we’re going to spend money on, and how we’re going to raise the money that we’re spending. These pictures tell the story of the priorities in the president’s budget.
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- All Revenue and Spending: Where the Money Comes From and Where the Money Goes
- Annual Budget Deficit or Surplus as a Share of the Economy
- Total Tax Revenue
- Individual and Corporate Income Taxes as Percent of Total Federal Revenue
- Federal Spending and Revenue as a Share of GDP
- MIlitary and Non-Military Discretionary Spending
- Total Spending
- Mandatory Spending
- Mandatory and Discretionary Spending and Interest on Federal Debt
- Discretionary Spending
President Obama Proposes 2015 Budget
March 4, 2014
New budget includes $56 billion in additional spending, relieving sequestration for fiscal 2015.
History of the U.S. Federal Budget, 2011 – 2013
Feb. 12, 2014
Recently the nation has endured one Congress-made, budget-related crisis after another. National Priorities Project documents the twists and turns.
FAQ: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
Dec. 11, 2013
Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray and her House counterpart Rep. Paul Ryan came to a deal on the federal budget. See exactly what the deal contains.
Americans' Blueprint for a Budget Resolution
Nov. 21, 2013
Lawmakers are failing the basic task of managing our nation’s finances. Yet if they listened to the American people, they would pass a smart long-term budget plan by taking these actions on key issues.
A Multi-Issue Prevention Model for Benefiting Society While Reducing Government Spending
Oct. 31, 2013
In a collaboration with the Prevention Project, National Priorities Project explores investment in prevention strategies -- from health care to criminal justice to national defense -- in order to achieve better outcomes for society while saving taxpayer dollars.
August Recess Legislator Meeting Fact Sheets
July 18, 2013
Members of Congress will be in their home districts in the month of August, and NPP encourages you to set up meetings with your legislators during August to make your budget priorities known. To assist you, this is a series of fact sheets covering federal funding for education, the military, health care, and Social Security, as well as tax reform and overall federal spending and the budget process.
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President Obama Proposes 2014 Budget
April 10, 2013
Overview and details of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including proposed reductions in Social Security benefits.