What Your Taxes Pay For
Translate federal and state spending into understandable categories, show the source and fiscal year, and link spending changes to the laws and budgets that authorized them.
Federal Spending
USAspending supports awards and agency detail; OMB, Treasury, CBO, and budget tables provide broader fiscal categories. The methodology must distinguish obligations, outlays, and budget authority.
Share of selected basisRetirement programs
Share of selected basisHealth programs
Share of selected basisDefense
Share of selected basisDebt interest
Share of selected basisOther programs
Federal + State Comparison
State adapters will normalize education, Medicaid/health, transportation, public safety, pensions, and other categories while preserving the state’s original accounting labels.
Federal contribution
User-entered estimate × selected federal spending basis.
State contribution
State income, sales, property, and other taxes require separate calculators and clear assumptions.