Political Calculations vs "The Government"

Is there anything ickier than dealing with the government and its bureaucrats? When, for instance, was the last time you had a pleasant experience in a government office, that had anything to do with why you were really there?

We couldn't answer that last question either! That's why, as part of our public service policy, mandated by Section 714.323.210 Paragraphs b, d and k, of the Uniform Blog Commerce Code, we've provided the following tools to help you better understand the effects of current and proposed government policies.

Don't get us started about the tax code....

Public Policy

Subcategory	Title	Description
Spending	Projecting the Growth of Pork	How bad is pork barrel spending in Washington D.C.? Our tool shows pork's exponential growth and projects it into the future!
Social Security	Your Investment Return from Social Security	What if the taxes you paid into Social Security were an investment. Our tool estimates your rate of return.
Social Security	Social Security or Personal Retirement Accounts?	Our first tool that explored whether you'd end up ahead or behind if Social Security was replaced with Personal Retirement Accounts.
Social Security	The President's Plan for Social Security and You	Our tool was the first to accurately model the President's proposed plan for reforming Social Security.
Social Security	Slashing Social Security Benefits	The Democrats opposed to Social Security reform in 2005 did have an alternative: doing nothing. Our tool shows how much benefits paid in the future would be slashed under that risky scheme.
Taxes	Taxing Matters	Public policy is funded by taxes - our index has all our tax-related tools!
Demographics	Estimating the U.S. Population	How many people are there in the U.S.? Our tool estimates just how many Americans there are!
National Debt	National Debt	The U.S. government borrows money. A lot of money. Our analysis spans more than 100 years of the national debt.
Economics	DIY Economics!	A lot of public policy falls under the realm of economics. Our tools make it possible for you to do your own analysis!

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