InvestorGuide.com's TaxTrackr Reveals Exactly How Politicians Spend Your Tax Dollars

March 25, 2008 - PRLog -- Pundits, politicians, economists, and newscasters have a lot to say about the changes our country needs to compete in the global economy.  We’re all feeling the effects of slowed growth and rising prices on our own budgets, especially during this time of the year as we’re filing our federal income tax returns.  As dutiful citizens, we painstakingly fill out our 1040s and mail them in to Uncle Sam, but have you ever wondered where your tax dollars are going?  After all, it is your money, and you have the right to know how it's being spent.  This information is even more important right now as you weigh the pros and cons of the candidates battling to be America’s next President and determine if their policies and priorities match yours.  Whether you’re currently planning to vote for Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, or another candidate, you need to know where your money is going now in order to understand which candidate will create positive change in the areas most important to you.    

InvestorGuide.com is passionate about finance and investing, and even more dedicated to empowering people to take control of their financial decisions, so we’ve created TaxTrackr, the only tool of its kind to show you exactly how your hard-earned dollars are being allocated to specific government programs.  While you still have your W-4 close at hand, enter just a few numbers from your 2007 filing information into TaxTrackr to find out exactly how your tax dollars are distributed. Compare your values against average taxpayer values to see how much money is spent on federal programs like medical facilities for veterans, Federal Housing Administration loan programs, and Social Security.  Then you can vote on which amounts seem too high or too low and tell the world how you think your tax dollars should've been allocated. The tool is free to use and the information you provide will not be shared or stored.  

"Every year when I do my taxes, I wonder where all the money goes," said Tom Murcko, CEO of InvestorGuide.com. "This year I decided to do something about it, and TaxTrackr is the result. Taxpayers have a right, and as voters probably also an obligation, to know how their taxes are being spent and to tell their representatives in Congress whether they approve or disapprove of each type of expenditure. Our intent is to give them the data they need to have informed opinions and the forum to voice those opinions. Once TaxTrackr becomes popular, we plan to encourage politicians to use the aggregate votes to guide their policies about how citizens really want their tax dollars to be spent, and in doing so, to bring about genuine empowerment of our nation's citizens."

About InvestorGuide.com
InvestorGuide.com, founded in 1996, is a financial Internet company whose mission is to help people everywhere by providing free access to financial and business information.  Based in Fairfax, Virginia, the company operates a family of financial websites that also includes InvestorWords.com, the web’s premiere financial and investing glossary, and BusinessDictionary.com, the most clear, concise, comprehensive business dictionary on the Internet. Through its various sites, InvestorGuide.com provides the tools and knowledge to help people everywhere make better investment, finance, and business decisions.

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