Observed arrival · 2026-10-27
The American Receipt: federal spending, itemized
An interactive explainer recasts U.S. federal spending as a receipt, letting readers explore the allocation at different scales.
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- It warns that parent-category totals and program examples should not be added together, and that the receipt is not a personal tax statement.
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The receipt identifies its basis as Treasury FY 2025 net outlays of $7.010 trillion and gives the fiscal year-end date as September 30, 2025. Readers can switch among three displayed scales and tap spending categories; the page also links to sources and methodology. Its notes distinguish offsets from spending and caution against adding parent-category totals to program examples.
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