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We follow where the federal money goes — and ask whether it's being spent the way you'd want it spent.
Buy, Borrow, Die lets the wealthiest Americans turn stock into spending money without ever triggering tax on the gain, then erases the gain at death. It costs about $72 billion a year. Here is how to close it.
$7.3 Trillion
FY2026 total outlays
In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that corporations and outside groups could spend unlimited money on elections. Outside spending has grown eightfold since. A handful of billionaires now fund the candidates, buy the advertising, and operate through anonymous nonprofits — all legally. The system they built cannot fix itself.
$4.5B
outside spending in 2024
up from $574M in 2008
97%
of super PAC money from the top 1%
up from 77% in 2012
$1.9B
anonymous dark money
donors legally invisible
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DHS & Immigration Enforcement
ICE detention at a record 68,289. $45B expansion underway. Budget breakdown, facility map, and line-item detail.
Federal Budget Explorer
$7 trillion FY2026 budget. Interactive breakdown across every department — with real-world comparisons.