Internet Links Chapter 2

The following links are related to Chapter 2 material.

Public Debt to the Penny
(http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm)

"This site is supported by the Bureau of the Public Debt. Be careful, thesize of the US debt may surprise you. "

Office of Tax Policy
(http://www.treas.gov/taxpolicy/)

This site is the Treasury's Office of Tax Policy. There are several documents here you should read.

Supply-Side Economics
(http://www.polyconomics.com/univ.htm)

Visit Supply-Side University; a site that provides additional information about supply-side economics. Sponsored by Polyconomics Inc.

Interest on the Public Debt
(http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdint.htm)

"If you thought the size of the public debt was impressive. Look at the amount of interest taxpayers must pay to individuals and organizations that hold the outstanding debt. After climbing for years, the interest on the federal debt declined in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999."

Oregon Office of Budget Analysis
(http://www.oea.das.state.or.us)

Concerns about the Budget and forecasting future revenues affect all levels of government. Here is some information on the projected revenues for Oregon.

British Columbia
(http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/)

This site provides an indication of how much revenue British Columbia expects to collect in tax revenue. What percentage of their revenue dollars come from taxes.

National Sales Tax
(http://www.ctj.org/html/nytsales.htm)

Here is some discussion about why a national sales tax won't work as a replacement for the federal income tax. Remember this represents the opinion of a private foundation and is only presented as food for thought.

The City of San Mateo
(http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/dept/budget/)

" This site provides citizens of San Mateo, California information about where the city's revenue is generated and where those tax dollars are spent. "

Internal Revenue 1994 Source Income
(http://www.census.gov/govs/fedfin/federal.txt)

This provides you information about the tax revenue collected in the United States. What percentage of tax revenues are derived from individual taxpayers? Have corporate tax collections increased or decreased over the period covered by the table?

97 Budget
(http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2000/maindown.html)

Want analyze some budget numbers? This site provides you charts and graphs of Budget information for the United States. You can even download budget information in spreadsheet form. The site is supported by the Office of Management and Budget.

2002 Budget
(http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html)

This is a pdf document describing the 2002 Budget. How does it compare to the information provided above for the 2000 budget?

Philosophies of Taxation in Contemporary Society
(http://www.raynon.com/crct/papercon.htm)

" Here is a very readable paper by a Canadian that discusses some of the issues regarding how taxes should be imposed on individuals, and business entities in modern society. "

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