Spread the word!

” We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. ” - Thomas Jefferson

Knowledge of how your taxes are spent is essential to being a responsible citizen. If people actually knew what their thousands of dollars of income taxes paid for, there would be rioting in the streets, or at least some more accountability in Congress. Below are resources to help you spread the word. Feel free to resize and use them in anyway… just be sure to link back to www.TheBudgetGraph.com . I will also answer any and all questions I can, just This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you want larger portions of Death and Taxes let me know also.

About Death and Taxes:

“Death and Taxes” is a representational poster of the federal discretionary budget; the amount of money that is spent at the discretion of your elected representatives in Congress. Basically, your federal income taxes. The data is from the President's budget request for 2008. It will be debated, amended, and approved by Congress by October 1st to begin the fiscal year.

The poster provides a uniquely revealing look at our national priorities, that fluctuate yearly, according to the wishes of the President, the power of Congress, and the will of the people. If you pay taxes, then you have paid for a small part of everything in the poster.

So now you know what you've paid for, the next question to ask, is why?

This stuff people need to know! Spread it around social networking sites, email, word of mouth, anything you can do.

(The text on this page was "borrowed" from Jess' Website - awaiting his approval) 

About the Author (from his website)

Jess Bachman , is a resident of Burlington, Vermont and freelance graphic designer. In addition to combing through federal budget documents he can be found DJing, drinking tea, making concert posters, blogging, and dressing like Robert Redford from Three Days of the Condor. He is26 years old.