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The Civil Society Trust is a project of The Civil Society Fund. Established in 2005, the Civil Society Fund provides financial support to organizations worldwide that seek to advance the human condition by promoting the principles of freedom through limited government.
In contrast to the failures of governmental central planning, liberty stands alone in its proven track-record of lifting people out of poverty and advancing civil society. Through the support of such organizations, the Civil Society Fund seeks to promote this fundamental truth.
Economic Data Site. Crammed with links to other sites offering data on inflation, wages, productivity, unemployment, and more. Right in the middle of the home page is a box with snapshots of the latest numbers and links to more detailed data, straight from the source.
Interesting Feature: Use the inflation calculator to view the importance of factoring inflation into your financial plans. For example, it would take $367 today to buy what $100 bought 30 years ago.
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Federal Reserve Board. Publishes breaking news and recent statistical releases, primarily dealing with the flow of funds and consumer credit.
Interesting Feature: Calendar of Federal Open Market Committee meetings, an explanation of monetary policy, and the official statement and minutes of each meeting as soon as they are released.
State Tax Information. One-stop source for all state tax sites. Click on your state and you'll find links to tax forms as well as government agencies of the state.
Interesting Feature: Tax countdown to April 15.
Citizens Against Government Waste: America's number one taxpayer watchdog.
Retirement Plan Information. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issues updated information about retirement plans. The site also features articles and fact sheets on a variety of subjects. See the A-Z index for topics.
Interesting Feature: Fiduciary education, straight from the DOL, to educate smaller retirement plan clients as to their fiduciary responsibilities.
Tax Watchdogs. The Tax Foundation tracks the nation's tax burden and conducts research into how much we pay, how long it takes us to figure it out, and how many days we have to work to pay it. There's lots of interesting tax information on this site.
Interesting Feature: Tax Freedom Day—every year the Tax Foundation calculates how many days the average American has to work to pay the compendium of taxes that includes federal and state income tax, FICA, property tax, sales tax, corporate income tax, and others. Last year we worked 109 days to pay our taxes, compared with 65 days for housing, 52 days for medical care, and 31 days for food.
Department of defense: Discover the latest information concerning our Department of defense. Read an accounting of the global activities that affect our lives daily.
Bureau of Economic Analysis: The BEA promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective maner.