InvestorGuide.com's TaxTrackr Reveals Exactly How Washington Spends Your Tax Dollars

Feb. 18, 2009 - PRLog -- New year, new President, new economy?  For a generation that is demanding change from government, few issues are more important than how Americans’ money is being spent to revitalize the financial system.  Some politicians are rallying for a stimulus package while others cry for tax cuts to give the economy a boost, but, in the end, it’s the citizens who will be feeling the repercussions.  In order to decide which plan is in your best interest, InvestorGuide has improved its TaxTrackr tool with enhanced features to help you track exactly where your tax dollars are going now.  Not only will you see exactly how federal spending is allocated based on your 2008 tax filings, we’ll also help you send a message directly to your state’s senator so you can share your thoughts.

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 taken user feedback from last year and improved 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 2008 filing information into TaxTrackr to find out exactly how your tax dollars are distributed. Compare your values against average taxpayer values and 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 provide your comments 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 income information you provide will not be shared or stored.  

"Every year when I do my Federal Income taxes, I wonder where all the money goes," said Tom Murcko, CEO of InvestorGuide.com. "So 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.

http://www.investorguide.com/taxtrackr/

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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.