Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Overview of the Economy (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
National Debt Interest on the National Debt (Bureau of Public Debt--U.S. Dept. of the Treasury)
Economic Indicators (U.S. Department of Commerce)
White House: Jobs and Economic Growth
Consumer Confidence Index (The Conference Board, Inc.)
BUDGET AND SPENDING
Office of Management and Budget
OMB Watch
U.S. Senate Committee on
Appropriations
U.S. House Committee on
Appropriations
Government Accountability Office
"independent, nonpartisan
agency that works for Congress...investigates how the federal government
spends taxpayer dollars."
Citizens Against Government Waste
TAXATION
Joint Economic Committee:
Taxation
U.S. Congress: Joint Committee
on Taxation
The Tax Foundation
"The mission of the Tax
Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size
of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government."
Founded in 1937.
Citizens for Tax Justice
"a 501 (c)(4) public interest
research and advocacy organization focusing on federal, state and local
tax policies and their impact upon our nation. CTJ's mission is to give
ordinary people a greater voice in the development of tax laws."
Americans for Fair Taxation
advocates "a single-rate,
federal retail sales tax collected only once, at the final point of purchase
of new goods and services for personal consumption. Used items are not
taxed. Business-to-business purchases for the production of goods and services
are not taxed. A rebate makes the effective rate progressive."
Americans
for Tax Reform
advocates such ideas as
permanent elimination of the Death Tax, cuts and eventual elimination of
investment taxes, creation of Retirement Savings Accounts and Lifetime
Savings Accounts, and fundamental tax reform in the form of a one-time,
single-rate tax that exempts all savings from taxation.
President's Advisory Panel on
Federal Tax Reform
issued final report Nov.
1, 2005
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
U.S.
Census Bureau: Poverty
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Economic Policy Institute
"EPI was established in
1986 to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests
of low- and middle-income workers."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
"...working at the federal
and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low-
and moderate-income families and individuals."
TRADE
U.S. Census
Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Public Citizen: Global Trade Watch
CATO: Center for Trade Policy Studies
'08 PROSPECTS...Starting Points
| BIDEN
CLINTON DODD EDWARDS KERRY, 1, 2 KUCINICH RICHARDSON, 1, 2 VILSACK |
BROWNBACK
GINGRICH HAGEL McCAIN, 1 PATAKI, 1, 2 |
Democracy
in Action 2004: Economy/Economic Growth
PHOTOS
March
2, 2006--National Debt Clock in New York City.
Jan.
31, 2006--FY 2007 Budget documents at the Government Printing Office.
| Copyright © 2005, 2006 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action |  |