Internet
Resources
http://www.whitehouse.gov
The home pages of the president and vice-president of the United States, provide
information about the current administration’s policies as well as numerous
links to government agencies. You can go to the Web sites of agencies in the
Executive Office of the President, including the Council of Economic Advisers
and the Office of Management and Budget. Links are provided to Web sites of
all the president’s cabinet secretaries.
This site can serve as an excellent first source when searching for information
on government expenditures and finance and current federal government policies.
http://www.firstgov.gov
At this site you will find a “gateway to government” for citizens.
There are interactive services for citizens and businesses at the site. There
are also links to help find information about government programs, such as Social
Security, laws and regulations, government publications, and federal statistics.
There are also links to state and local government sites. This is a good first
stop if you are looking for statistics on government
and the economy.
http://www.senate.gov
The home page of the United States Senate. Click on Committees to obtain information
about ongoing work and committee publications on the federal budget. The following
committees provide useful information on government spending and taxation:
Appropriations, Budget, Finance, The Joint Economic Committee, and The Joint
Committee on Taxation.
http://www.house.gov
This is the home page of the U.S. House of Representatives. Click on Committees.
A
wealth of information on government spending programs can be obtained by accessing
the “Green Book” of the Ways and Means Committee. This book can be
searched to
obtain details on all federal transfer and entitlement programs. Other useful
committees
to access include Appropriations and Budget.
http://www.stat-usa.gov
This is a service provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce for subscribers
who pay a fee. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this service, and
it might very well be on your school’s network Internet resource. Accessing
this site provides up-to-date information on NIPA, which includes data on GDP,
government spending, and government revenues. Also available are data on the
current performance of the U.S. economy, including labor markets, inflation,
and international trade reports.
http://www.state.xx.us
To find information about government spending and taxes in your home state,
just replace the xx in the address above with your state’s postal
abbreviation to access your state’s home page. Where you can examine your
state’s budget and its tax system. For example, to access information about
North Carolina, simply type: www.state.nc.us.
http://www.oecd.org
The OECD has 30 member nations. You can obtain information about taxation, government
spending, and government programs as well as other economic statistics about
the
member nations (including the United States) at this site. This is a good place
to obtain
information on international comparisons among industrialized nations.
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