Steve appears to have been quietly working away to help the people of America understand our Federal spending.
This is a non profit site that aims to provide about our gov, our spending and whole bunch of stuff.
This tool should be very useful to folks here in order to fact check basic stuff about spending etc. While Steve is providing it free of politics it looks to be a useful tool to check when someone posts nonsense about "libs"/"Cons" spending , cutting, etc...
Steve is doing this for free and says he is happy to fund the 3-5 million PA running costs..
I say THANKS STEVE!
USAFACTS.ORG
This link provides a full summary.
http://usafacts.org/report-summary-slides
Quote:
That conversation led Mr. Ballmer to pursue what may be one of the most ambitious private projects undertaken to answer a question that has long vexed the public and politicians alike. He sought to “figure out what the government really does with the money,” Mr. Ballmer said. “What really happens?”
Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove
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I am guessing we might find Steve opens our eyes to myths, and provides some real insights. Already I am looking at the military spending and see Steve's number differs from the ones I have seen in the past. I wonder what he includes excludes and how it will be broken out..
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