Charts
Apr 9, 2020
Where taxes came from in 2019
The federal government collects revenue from a variety of sources.
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Understanding the Budget: Revenues
The federal government finances its operations with taxes, fees, and other receipts collected from many different sectors of the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/revenues
Charts
Nov 16, 2020
The Size of Tax Expenditures
Corporate and individual tax expenditures are large in comparison to annual taxes collected, as well as to the government’s major programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0054_tax-expenditures-comparison
Multimedia
Jul 9, 2019
Quiz: How Much Do You Know about the Federal Budget?
Take our quiz to see how much you really know about how revenues are collected and federal funds are spent.
https://www.pgpf.org/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-federal-budget
Blog Posts
Feb 6, 2014
Flirting with Default: a new report from PIIE
The Peterson Institute for International Economics just released a new collection of papers by independent economists exploring the consequences of sustained U.S. fiscal uncertainty on the national and global economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/flirting-default-new-report-peterson-institute-international-economics
Explainers
Sep 28, 2013
Taxes | PGPF Fiscal Issue Primers
Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.
Blog Posts
Jul 1, 2020
How Does the Tax System Work?
The federal government finances its operations with taxes, fees, and other receipts collected from many different sectors of the economy. The largest sources of revenues are individual income taxes and payroll taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/07/how-does-the-tax-system-work
Press Releases & Statements
May 1, 2018
2018 Fiscal Summit Media Advisory
As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy environment, America’s unsustainable fiscal condition remains a transcendent threat to our collective future.
Blog Posts
Apr 14, 2016
The US Tax Burden Is Low Compared to Most Advanced Economies
The United States collects less revenue as a share of GDP than several other high-income countries, including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/the-us-tax-burden-is-low-compared-to-most-advanced-economies
Explainers
Apr 6, 2021
Budget Basics: Who Pays Taxes?
The fairness of our federal tax system is a hotly debated issue. Too often, however, those debates confuse or misrepresent important facts because they focus on one type of tax in isolation rather than the various taxes that people face in aggregate.