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The numbers they don't want you to see
Debt / GDP
every citizen owes $102,000+
Interest / Year
more than the entire Pentagon budget
FY2024 Deficit
borrowed while they debated naming post offices
3.1%
CPI Inflation
your groceries confirm what they deny
GDP Growth (QoQ SAAR)
CPI Inflation YoY
Unemployment Rate
10-Yr Treasury Yield
Fed Funds Rate
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FRED Economic Data — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Key Indicators
FRED Database
National Debt Growth
US$ Trillions — FRED: GFDEBTN (quarterly)
CPI Inflation (YoY %)
Consumer Price Index — FRED: CPIAUCSL (monthly)
Federal Surplus / Deficit
US$ Billions — FRED: FYFSD (annual)
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Congressional Activity — 119th Congress
Recent Legislation
Congress.gov
Federal Budget FY2024 — Office of Management & Budget
Where Your Money Goes
OMB Data
Top Spending Categories
FY2024 — Total Outlays: $6.75 Trillion (Source: OMB)
Social Security$1.46T — 21.6%
Medicare + Medicaid$1.37T — 20.3%
Interest on Debt ⚠$892B — 13.2%
Defense / Military$858B — 12.7%
Non-Defense Discretionary$868B — 12.9%
Other Mandatory$742B — 11.0%
Veterans Benefits$302B — 4.5%
Budget Breakdown
By Category — FY2024 Total Outlays
Social Security
Medicare/Medicaid
Debt Interest
Defense
Discretionary
Other
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Congressional Votes

CBO Final Score: OBBBA Adds $3.4 Trillion to Deficit

The CBO's post-enactment score of P.L. 119-21 raises the deficit impact to $3.4 trillion — $1T above early estimates. Both chambers passed by a single vote.

March 15, 2026 8 min read 6 sources
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Federal Spending

Where Does the $7 Trillion Go? FY2025 Federal Spending by Agency

Three agencies — HHS, SSA, and DoD — consumed 66.8% of all federal spending in FY2025. GTP maps the full $7.0 trillion by department using CBO and Treasury data.

March 14, 2026 5 min read 5 sources
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Budget & Deficit

Federal Interest Payments Top $1 Trillion for First Time in U.S. History

In FY2025, net interest on the national debt crossed $1 trillion — now the second-largest budget line item, ahead of defense spending, for the first time ever.

March 13, 2026 9 min read 6 sources
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