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16 Comments

1. Randy Krum, July 22, 2009:

   Great job Jess! I know getting the new 2010 poster out is a huge relief! I’ll post a link on the blog.

2. J. Brad Hicks, July 22, 2009:

   I’ll have the link up by tomorrow morning, probably, with commentary, and my order for a poster should be in your hands.

   May I make a request? What I’d really love to use as an image to link to you with is that lower-right corner of the diagram, “The Total Budget.” Could I persuade you to please pull that one out as a separate graphic that I can use to link to the main poster?

3. Jess, July 22, 2009:

   Hicks,

   No problem. I just updated the post with that image at the end of the post.

4. Ben Schofield, July 22, 2009:

   The defense budget is insane, especially love the declassified military aircraft budget … $16 Billion to house a few flying saucers.

5. Jesus, July 22, 2009:

   Yet, the government isn’t getting anything, just controlling the flux of money in the system. Bank prints cash, Government regulates cash, Government controls us through cash and media.

   Piss on government.

6. Franklin, July 22, 2009:

   Dear Jess, Thanks for the mention of Zoomorama. We are proud to be working with you on Death and Taxes. You are right that it’s an important citizen action to follow where the money goes ! We hope Zooming makes it easier, and more enjoyable.

   BTW what is the National Reconnaissance Office ? Twice as big as the CIA !

7. John, July 22, 2009:

   Ok, I’m confused. The Forest Service web page says agrees with your $5.227B number (http://www.fs.fed.us/aboutus/budget/), and says that it’s a 8.9% increase from 2009. However, your chart says that 2008-2010 was an annualized decrease of 5%, but that 2008-2009 was an annualized increase of 6%. If 2008-2009 was an increase of 6% and (according to the FS) 2009-2010 is an increase of 9%, how can the change from 2008-2010 be a 5% decrease?

8. Jess, July 22, 2009:

   John,

   Good question.

   According to the data I have, which is a huge excel file here,

   http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2010/assets/27_1.pdf

   The Forest Service had a budget of 5.763B in 2008, it went up in 2009 to 6.109B due to the stimulus, then back down to 5.228B for 2010. This would result in a -5% cut annualized. As for the difference in numbers between the white house’s data and the forest services’ data, I’m not sure, but it is likely that they use some mandatory spending their total where as I only count discretionary spending.

   It looks like the major reduction from ’08 to ’10 is a large cut in the Wildland Fire Management account.

   Remember, this is the federal government here and there is bound to be some discrepencies when trying to coalesce 3,994 line items from hundreds of agencies, departments, and accounts.

9. John, July 23, 2009:

   Jess,

   Thanks for the response. I wonder if the FS is unique here. In years with bad fires, they generally are appropriated more money during the year specifically for that purpose. So perhaps the Forest Service doesn’t count that extra funding in their “budget” from 2008 or 2009, and therefore calls it an increase.

   Anyways, great work!

10. Pete, July 25, 2009:

    Jess,

    I was wondering why I am unable to view the flowcapping for your works. Could you suggest something?

    Thanks.

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