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Federal Budget SEXCAPADE SCANDALS and EMAILGATE A Presidential Election Scripted for the History Books and Possibly the Big Screen The Federation of CT - Taxpayer Org. - Oct 30, 2016 The Presidents Budget for 2017 The White House Also Explore the Congressional - Budget Office - 2017 Fed Officials See Faster Economic Growth under Trump But No Boom New York Times - Check back for more news - Jan 2017 Another Year Another Budget Breakdown Guest Commentary by Chrissy Harbin Director of Federal Affairs and Strategic Initiatives with Americans for Prosperity. Chrissy Harbin - Forbes - Nov 2016 US DEBT CLOCK TODAY OUR NATIONAL DEBT EXCEEDS 19 TRILLION CHECK IT OUT Federation of CT - Taxpayers - 2016 Why It is Time to Again Worry About Americas Rising Debt 23 Billion Dollars in Wrongful Tax Credits The Fiscal Times - Staff - 2016 Offshore Shell Games Use of Offshore Tax Havens by Fortune 500 Companies Citizens for Tax Justice - Staff - 2015 Keep Current on the Federal Budget with the Fiscal Times Billions in Unfinished Business The Fiscal Times - Check Daily - July 2015 Four Political Issues That Could Tank the Markets CNBC - Jeff Cox - August 2015 FEDERAL SPENDING 2015 Where does the Money Go national priorities - staff - 2015 The Race to Washington Follow the campaign of CT candidates with CTMirror.org CTMirror.org - Staff - Oct 2014 Keep Current with What is Transpiring in Washington with thehill.com The Federation of - CT Taxpayers - Oct 2014 Presidents Budget For Fiscal Year 2015 The Federation of - CT Taxpayers - 2014 Learn About US Govt Spending from 1970 to 2013 with Cato Research Downsizing Government Has A New Tool CATO - Chris Edwards - Sept 2013 Sequestration News, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICO Politico - Staff - Feb 2014 THE SEQUESTER Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know in one FAQ Dylan Matthews - Washington Post - March 1, 2013 Michigan May Help Spur Convention on Federal Budget A proposal in Lansing would help force a convention that would decide without Congress whether to require a balanced federal budget in the U.S. Constitution Livingston Daily - Christopher Behnan - Feb 15, 2014 Obama Contributes to Income Inequality by Signing Federal Pay Raise Investors - Business Daily - Dec 2013 How the 1.2 Trillion Dollar Debt Crisis is Crippling Students Parents and the Economy Forbes - Chris Denhart - Aug 2013 IMF Lipton calls on U.S. to address fiscal cliff A polarized Washington that cannot find a way around the looming fiscal cliff is compounding economic uncertainty and more.... by Lesley Wroughton - Reuters - Oct 8, 2012 Jobs numbers nothing to celebrate as fiscal cliff looms US Debt Hits 16 Trillion Dollars Federation of CT - Taxpayer Organizations - Sept and Oct 2012 US MINT Wasting Money by Making Money ABC News - Staff - July 2, 2012 OPINION A Vast New Taxing Power The Chief Justices ObamaCare ruling is far from the check on Congress of right left myth. Wall St Journal - Staff - July 2, 2012 US Corporate Pension Plan Deficit at End September Reaches a Post World War II High Funding levels plummet during the month as equities values dropped and bond yields fell marketwatch.com - staff - Oct 2011 IRS policies help fuel tax refund fraud officials say Criminals are raking in billions of dollars in tax refunds through a new and brazen form of fraud that takes advantage of IRS fast online returns CNN Special Investigations Unit - Scott Zamost and Randi Kaye - March 20, 2012 US MINT Wasting Money By Making Money Federal Reserve says coins are piling up so quickly they will need to spend 650,000 dollars to build a new vault to hold them and Shipping the coins will cost 3 million dollars. ABC NEWS - JONATHAN KARL - 2011 Stay Current with News from The Hill and Federal Budget. Check Daily. White House to push housing plan despite Republican opposition and Voters willing to see US attack Iran over nuclear weapons and Much More News News from The Hill - and Federal Budget - Feb 6, 2012 Government aid keeps millions out of poverty Unemployment insurance helped keep 3.2 million Americans out of poverty in 2010. Without this vital lifeline which lasts up to 99 weeks these jobless folks would have joined the roughly 46.2 million people now considered in poverty. CNNMoney.com - Tami Luhby - Sept 14, 2011 Leaders Friday meetings yield no budget breakthroughs House Republicans most of whom do not want to raise the debt ceiling at all applauded their leaderships decision to call up the Cut, Cap and Balance bill. The Hill - Molly K. Hooper - July 2011 Crisis Real For August 2 Debt Deadline Tough decisions will have to be made if borrowing limit is not boosted Associated Press - TOM RAUM - July 2011 Budget deficit moves closer to One Trillion Dollar mark Gov at risk of defaulting on debt payments if Congress fails to raise 14.3 trillion dlr borrowing limit by August. Associated Press - Martin Crutsinger - June 2011 Federal Budget Deficit Highest on Record. Treasury Dept Says Last Month Budget Deficit Was 25 Percen US Debt by President, See How Congress Spends Your Money The Federation of CT - Taxpayer Organizations - Dec 2010 2010 Budget of the United States Government Code in Your Annual Income to See How Your Tax Dollars are Spent USTaxDollars - Web site - 2010 WEB WEALTH Finding out about how the federal government is spending those billions targeted at reviving the economy is no easy task. As the promised transparency remains a fog, these sites help to clear it. Reid Kanaley - Inquirer Columnist - July 2009 The Net Cost of TARP From The Economists View Report from - The Economists View - 2009 Worst Federal Budget Outlook Ever A Report from Americans for Prosperity Americans for Prosperity - Phil Kerpen - 2009 OMB - A Federal Watchdog Keep current on TARP, the Banks and More OMB - Website - 2009 Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget Includes Website of Watchdog Group Federation of - Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations - 2008 The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It Find the Debt on Any Day Sue Kniep - FCTO - 2007 The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It To find the debt outstanding on a specific day or days, simply select a single date or date range and click on the FIND HISTORY button. TreasuryDirect - Same - 2007 2008 Budget of the United States Government Mid-Session Review, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2008 contains revised estimates of budget receipts, outlays, and budget authority for fiscal years 2007 through 2012 and other summary information. Washington - Federal Office of Management and Budget - 2007 Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2007 Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2007 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency. Washington - Federal Office of Management and Budget - 2006 The Total Federal Debt is $8.1 Trillion See how Congress is spending your money S. Kniep - FCTO - 2006 Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006 Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency. Washington - Federal Office of Management and Budget - 2006 Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2005 Budget contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the Presidents budget and management priorities, and budget overviews organized by agency, including assessments of their performance. Washington - Federal Office of Management and Budget - 2005 The Looming National Benefit Crisis The long-term economic health of the United States is threatened by $53 trillion in government debts and liabilities that start to come due in four years when baby boomers begin to retire. DENNIS CAUCHON and JOHN WAGGONER - USAToday - Oct, 2004 Following the National Debt National Debt Awareness Center National Debt Awareness Center - Author - June, 2004 Another January, Another Congressional Pay Raise As of Jan. 1, their salary is $158,100. The highest ever and an increase of $3,400 over the amount they collected last year. Jeff Jacoby - Boston Globe - Jan 5, 2004 Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Documents from the Federal Government Federal Government - US Government - October 2003 The Total Federal Debt is Nearing $7 Trillion Debt for 2003 to 2004 is nearing $500 Billion. FCTO - Associated Press - September 21, 2003 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...