Anti-Deficiency Act: History and Functions The Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) is Congress’s principal enforcement mechanism for its constitutional “power of the purse.” It bars federal officials from...
The Anti-Deficiency Act: Explainer
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Government Financial Literacy
The National Debt: Explained
National Debt: What is it? Is it good or bad? How does it work? Who holds it?
Surplus & Deficits and National Debt
Defining Surplus, Deficits, and National Debt. Making it all make sense.
Four Canons of Taxation: Adam Smith’s Enduring Legacy
What are these principles of Taxation, and how are they still being used today?
Mandatory vs Discretionary vs Entitlements: a simple explainer
Federal Budget Terms – Mandatory, Entitlements, Discretionary – Explained. The Key to understand Federal Spending.
Government Financial Literacy FAQs
Government Financial Literacy FAQs – get answers to the most common Government Finance questions from Answer Center by Tax Project Institute.
Federal Budget Process
Explainer: Our National Budget, how it works Our National Budget is a long complicated process that takes place over months each year, and given it's importance...
Privatizing Social Security? Cat out of bag…
Did the Trump Administration just let slip their plan? Is Privatization of Social Security on the table, and is that a bad thing?
Is Capital Gains Double Taxation?
Is it a Tax on income you already earned, or a tax on a new income stream?
