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- 20 Facts About U.S. Inequality that Everyone Should Know
From The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, 20 charts highlighting various aspects of income inequality, poverty, and wealth distribution in the United States.
- Benefits.gov
"The official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs."
- Budget of the United States Government
The White House offers the budget report as a single document or as multiple short ones by area.
- Budget of the United States Government
From the GPO, current and historical budgets and explanatory documents.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS: Economy at a Glance
Indices, statistics, demographics, and links relating to labor and the economy.
- EconomPic Data
Economic information shown in the form of charts to aid comprehension.
- EconStats
Economic data, indexes, prices, stocks, and more for the U.S. and the world.
- Economix
New York Times blog about "the economy and the economics of everyday life".
- Economy at a Glance
From the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.
- Federal Reserve
"The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system." Site includes news, policy, regulations, information for consumers, and more.
- FedSpending.org
"A free, searchable database of federal government spending. ... open and accessible tool for citizens to find out where federal money goes and who gets it is long overdue."
- Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
- Financial Graph & Art
"Large displays of financial markets" for purchase as wall charts, but including some free items such as A Visual History of the Federal Reserve System
- The Great Depression Era and the 1930s
Links to resources on the Depression era from the SCC Library.
- Gross National Debt
Information on the national debt, what it is, history over the last few decades, and 'clocks' showing the current amounts.
- Living Wage Calculator
A tool "to estimate the cost of living in your community or region. The calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location."
- New York Times: The United States Economy
An overview with links to many Times articles on the economy and finance.
- Recovery.gov
"Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going."
- U.S. Monetary Policy: An Introduction
"This site provides an introduction to U.S. monetary policy as it is currently conducted by answering a series of questions..." From the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
- U.S. Treasury: Education
Articles, fact sheets, news, and links to other U.S. government sites.
- A Visual History of the Federal Reserve System
A history of the Federal Reserve in .pdf format.
- Washington Budget Report
A "non-partisan, plain English analysis of budget, appropriations, and tax issues, as well as efforts to address the looming fiscal crisis" from the Concord Coalition.
- Wikipedia: Economy of the United States
Wikipedia: Economic History of the United States
Articles from the online encyclopedia.
