The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
Tax burdens in the U.S. are lower than most of its developed-nation peers – in some cases, well below.
From Social Security to national parks, a look at long-range trends in federal outlays relative to the U.S. economy
By design, wealthier Americans pay most of the nation’s total individual income taxes.
On the occasion of President Obama’s last State of the Union address, a look back at his first congressional address – his priorities, those of the public at the time and what’s happened in the years since.
Legislative productivity may be on an upswing, as lawmakers enacted more bills before their August break than either of the two preceding Congresses.
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