Warning! Full view is large... very large.

It all started three years ago on deviantART. [link]

A project to bring the federal budget to the people that pay for it.

Gaining momentum on deviantART [link] and then blossoming worldwide, Death and Taxes: 2008 is culmination of months of work and years of refinement.

It is the 2008 Federal discretionary budget of the United States. 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?

Spread the word! This is a poster of your near future!


View the poster in an interactive flash viewer.

Buy the poster

Full view is absolutely necessary!

Finally! Death and Taxes: 2007 is released!

What started on DeviantART 2 years ago has turned into a monolith of data. I hope you can put it to good use.

This is the federal discretionary budget. Your federal income taxes at work. You paid for part of everything in this graph whether you like it or not.

Tips on reading this graph
The file is 2 megs so it might be slow loading. Another viewer is here [link]
Read the center circle first.
The graph is split into military funding on the right side and non-military funding on the left side, unless otherwise noted
The departments on the left side are in loose clockwise alphabetical order, e.g. Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy...etc.
Don't forget about the national debt! Its the circle so big it doesn't even fit in the box.

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and don't forget to check out the website... www.TheBudgetGraph.com

also, for those who are interested in Social security, Medicare, Unemployment, and all that other spending...
i made a graphic just for you

UPDATE: THE NEW 2007 VERSION IS HERE

the deviantart version

or the Offical Site...

www.TheBudgetGraph.com

Tell me if i forgot any intervention.

a wallpaper i based on some signs with funny captions underneath from

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i personally really like it..

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UPDATE: goes to print Monday, all typos will be corrected.

I created the initial concept of this poster on the night of November 4th. Inspired by Barack Obama’s victory and struck with a sense of awe when realizing the amount of hard fought progress that has been achieved in this country, I wanted to pay homage to this centuries long journey.

The original graphic became very popular and spread all over the internet. Many people loved it and ask me to make a print. While I initially created it rather spur of the moment and with no desire to sell it as a poster, the graphic needed to be completely overhauled in order to make it practical for printing. The original would have been 12 feet long. So I took the opportunity to really refine the design and create a lasting piece. There were also many additions to the time line that people suggested.

This poster is not a tally of African American achievements, rather it is a record of progress and setbacks. While Obama’s election is not the endgame of equality, it is a magnificent example of what is truly possible. I hope you enjoy it and that it reminds you of the shoulders we all stand upon and the stained greatness of this nation and its people who have indeed, overcome.

It's hard to find anarcho-capitalist (Hardcore Libertarian) posters, so I made one.

You can't spell bullshit without...

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If you have something interesting to tell... just tell it... if not,... do not worry, just stay quiet.


Hope you like it
Best regards

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there will be no silence.......
anymore.......