Federal Budget - Where Your Money Goes

Here are two complimentary charts:


2011 Budget Proposal


The first one, from the New York Times, shows Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal including the ability to see which parts of the budget would increase and decrease. The size of the various squares gives a good perspective of how the Federal government spends money.

YOUR Tax Dollars at Work

The second chart allows you to put in how much you paid in Federal Taxes. It will then show you how your tax dollars are being used. This makes it all a lot more personal than the overall 3+ trillion budget, because it is the money YOU are paying in taxes.

Thanks to the National Priorities Project for this useful tool.