Cuts for you. Spending for me.

Where are your taxes going? While costs continue to rise and funds for public programs are slashed, the U.S. government continues to spend billions.

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Funding cut from

Public programs and services

New and reallocated

What you're seeing Funding stripped from public programs (left) versus new financial commitments made by the U.S. government (right).

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Follow the money Compare the cuts against the spending, and reflect on how the government's financial reality contrasts with the taxpayer's.

State of the economy Click on Trends to see how prices of goods are changing as taxpayers pay more for less.

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Jobs & Wages

Track the federal minimum wage, the share of the population working, unemployment, and monthly changes in U.S. nonfarm payroll jobs.

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Updated Jun 30, 2026

Employment rate 59.0% Jun '26

What moved the line