DataViz Challenge [1] is a collaberation between Eyebeam [2] and Google [3] (with data provided by ) to find a way to help taxpayers to visually understand just where you tax dollars ar going. Click here [4] for an example of a visual representation. This visualization alone gives you a great understanding of just how much national defense and security costs as well as how much goes to interest.
Here’s a related graphic [5] done by NPR’s Planet Money team that shows who are the largest holders of US debt. On a side note, for those of you who listen to podcasts, I would highly recommend the Planet Money podcast. They put out a podcast twice a week where they are able to bring the world of economics to you in a simple and straightforward way. They are able to do it in a way that makes it enjoyable and engaging. It is very well done.
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