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Federal Budget Pie Charts. « Back To Indicators These pie charts illustrate the composition of our federal budget.
If you put your cursor over an individual category you'll see the category's value in dollars and as a percentage of total federal spending or revenue. The four largest sources of spending -- Health, Social Security, Defense, and Income Security -- constitute over 75% of annual expenditures. While the government brings in most of its revenue from income taxes and social insurance taxes, the second pie chart demonstrates that the deficit is similar in size to these revenue sources. As a result, our government spends a significant part of the budget on annual interest, a percentage that will continue to grow as deficits accumulate and debt increases. Federal Spending In One Beautiful Pie Chart. Here’s 2013 Federal spending all in one beautiful pie chart.
If you master this, you’ll understand way more than most. The “fiscal year” actually begins October 1st of the year preceding, so we are already halfway through Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. When Congress and the President cannot agree on a full-year budget, we often keep the government open using a series of Continuing Resolutions (CRs), which are temporary agreements to continue spending at pretty much existing levels. Last fall, the Republicans refused to agree on an FY 2014 budget or temporary CR that did not repeal the Affordable Care Act — hostage-taking the Democrats and President Obama would not allow — so the government shut down on Oct 1st 2013 for sixteen days until public pressure caused Republicans to cave. Build A Better Budget. Budget Simulator. Q: Where do the data for the options come from?
The large majority of data originate from official Congressional Budget Office or Office of Management and Budget estimates – primarily CBO’s Budget Options publication - and the President’s budget, published by OMB; to a lesser degree, some data come from the Joint Committee on Taxation. Data also come from CBO estimates of legislative proposals not included in Budget Options, estimates from the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary, and our own calculations.
Q: What does "Savings Relative to Current Law" mean? "Current Law" represents official CBO budget projections based on how the law is currently written. Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go. New Found Moolah. New Busyness. Natural Products Foundation – Health Impact Study IV Updates Previous Studies, Shows Select Dietary Supplements Could Save $24+ Billion In Health Care Costs.
The final report of a study commissioned by the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) shows that over the next five years, appropriate use of select dietary supplements would improve the health of key populations and save the nation more than $24 billion in healthcare costs.
The study updated research conducted by The Lewin Group in 2004 and 2005 that included a systematic literature review of the most rigorous scientific research available. Key study findings include: Dietary Supplement Information Bureau – Lewin Group Issues Health Impact Studies. Over the past several years, the Dietary Supplement Information Bureau has commissioned The Lewin Group, a highly-respected health care and human services consulting firm, to conduct a series of "Health Impact Studies" relating to potential health care cost savings from the use of dietary supplements.
Natural Products Foundation – New Study Shows Dietary Supplement Industry Contributes More than $60 Billion to National Economy. Industry impact is nearly triple U.S. consumer sales A new study funded by the Natural Products Foundation has found the total economic contribution of the dietary supplement industry to the U.S. economy is more than three times annual consumer sales, or $61 billion dollars per year.
The study also showed that the dietary supplement industry has enough activity throughout production and sales to support more than 450,000 jobs, while industry concerns paid more than $10 billion dollars in taxes in 2006. “Most industry assessments primarily focus on sales, but this is really just the tip of the iceberg,” said Tracy Taylor executive director of the Natural Products Foundation. “The labor, materials, and technology necessary to move each product from a raw material to the final sale cause a whole spectrum of economic consequences.” The Economic Impact Report, completed by Dobson | DaVanzo, a Washington D.C. Economic Impact Study - Summary (PDF - 156kb) Econ_Summary_20090526. Global Property Guide. The Journal of Finance. Rockefellers to switch investments to 'clean energy'
22 September 2014Last updated at 07:26 ET Heirs to the Rockefeller family, which made its vast fortune from oil, are to sell investments in fossil fuels and reinvest in clean energy, reports say.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is joining a coalition of philanthropists pledging to rid themselves of more than $50 bn (£31 bn) in fossil fuel assets. The announcement will be made on Monday, a day before the UN climate change summit opens on Tuesday. Some 650 individuals and 180 institutions have joined the coalition. It is part of a growing global initiative called Global Divest-Invest, which began on university campuses several years ago, the New York Times reports. Reinsurance trends. Equity Crowdfunding. “The circular economy is the basis of a new EU industrial policy” The European Commission’s paper “For a European Industrial Renaissance” underlines the importance of boosting manufacturing industry’s share of the EU’s GDP to around 20% by 2020 from 15% today.
To reach that, adjustments to the regulatory framework will be vital. Although derided sometimes as the “old continent”, Europe is nevertheless very well placed to kick-start a new industrial era around the world thanks to its wealth of productive infrastructure, its skilled workforce and innovation capital. Tools. How the NSF allocates billions of federal dollars to top universities - Sunlight Foundation Blog. As another college year begins, tens of thousands of academics will once again be scrambling to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation, hoping to secure government funding for their research.
How Big Data Became So Big - Unboxed. First, here are a few, well, data points: Big Data was a featured topic this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a report titled “Big Data, Big Impact.” In March, the federal government announced $200 million in research programs for Big Data computing. Meet the Man Google Hired to Make AI a Reality. Geoff Hinton, the AI guru who now works for Google. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED Geoffrey Hinton was in high school when a friend convinced him that the brain worked like a hologram. Google Acquires Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind For More Than $400M. Google will buy London-based artificial intelligence company DeepMind. The Information reports that the acquisition price was more than $500 million, and that Facebook was also in talks to buy the startup late last year. DeepMind confirmed the acquisition to us, but couldn’t disclose deal terms. The acquisition was originally confirmed by Google to Re/code.
Google’s hiring of DeepMind will help it compete against other major tech companies as they all try to gain business advantages by focusing on deep learning. Google buys Boston Dynamics, maker of spectacular and terrifying robots. Google has acquired robotics engineering company Boston Dynamics, best known for its line of quadrupeds with funny gaits and often mind-blowing capabilities. Google to acquire digital device maker Nest for $3.2B. Google announced on Monday that it’s in the process of acquiring Nest Labs, a home-automation company known for its digital thermostats and smoke alarms. Google purchases Nest for $3.2 billion. Investment Advice and Flat-Fee Financial Management. How Europe's Double Dip Could Become America's) Europe is in recession. Big Mac Prices Show Where Europe's Economic Reforms Are Working: Study. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Forget about statistics for employment and industrial production, it is being claimed that the price of a hamburger is showing where Europe's economic reforms are working - and where they are not.
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