Revenge of the Budget

In: Interactive Politics Source: Washington Post US Economy

2 Feb 2010

One more. This time with feeling! Ok, maybe not. But this one has some great historical perspectives: Deficits, spending by agency, revenue, etc (and you can click on the area charts to drill down). Great work by the Washington Post!

Deficits (all the charts below go to the same link – click on the tabs at the top to go through them on the WP site).

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Spending by agency:

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Revenue:

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The budget:

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