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Steve Ballmer Launches Database of Government Stats
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:37 pm
NY Times - Steve Ballmer Serves Up Fascinating Data Trove
USAFacts.org
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On Tuesday, Mr. Ballmer plans to make public a database and a report that he and a small army of economists, professors and other professionals have been assembling as part of a stealth start-up over the last three years called USAFacts. The database is perhaps the first nonpartisan effort to create a fully integrated look at revenue and spending across federal, state and local governments.
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Want to know how many police officers are employed in various parts of the country and compare that against crime rates? Want to know how much revenue is brought in from parking tickets and the cost to collect? Want to know what percentage of Americans suffer from diagnosed depression and how much the government spends on it? That’s in there. You can slice the numbers in all sorts of ways.
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Mr. Ballmer calls it “the equivalent of a 10-K for government,” referring to the kind of annual filing that companies make.
USAFacts.org
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 3:39 pm
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:38 pm to CrazyCow202
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the first nonpartisan
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:40 pm to arseinclarse
Lol I get your point, but they are basically just throwing stats out using whatever stats are put out by the government.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:42 pm to arseinclarse
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the first nonpartisan
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Steve Ballmer: The Microsoft CEO is actually something of a fence-sitter, since he has given money to some Democrats in addition to (a lot of) Republicans. But he also gave $2,500 in 2011 to something called the “Every Republican Is Crucial PAC,” and worked on George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign, so it’s fairly clear where his loyalties lie.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:44 pm to RedRifle
Well good for him. He's not a cuck
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:46 pm to RedRifle
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That conversation led Mr. Ballmer to pursue what may be one of the most ambitious private projects undertaken to answer a question that has long vexed the public and politicians alike. He sought to “figure out what the government really does with the money,” Mr. Ballmer said. “What really happens?”
Posted on 4/18/17 at 3:47 pm to CrazyCow202
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STANDARD OF LIVING AND AID TO THE DISADVANTAGED
$861.9billion
15.99% of Total U.S. spending
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ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
$221.3billion
4.11% of Total U.S. spending
ETA: You improve the spending for the second one, by default you lower the need to spend on the first one.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 3:48 pm
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