America’s Public Resource Desk

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Federal spending. Legislation. Elections. Courts. Public data. Oversight. Participation. A human-curated front door to the primary sources Americans are already paying for.

01Money
02Laws
03Elections
04Records
05Oversight
06Participation

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Your federal taxpayer receipt.

Turn any federal-tax amount into a clear, shareable breakdown using the federal government’s final FY2025 spending figures.

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Primary-source directory

Public information without the maze.

Every link below leads to an official public record or a clearly identified nonprofit public-interest source. Descriptions tell you what each source is actually useful for.

Editorial standard

Useful before impressive.

Resources are chosen for public value, provenance, and practical usefulness. Official sources come first. Independent sources are labeled. Every original tool publishes its method and limitations.

01Primary sources first
02No partisan ranking
03Methods in public
04Corrections welcomed

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