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Government transparency

Where tax dollars go. Made legible. Non-partisan — waste is waste regardless of which administration is spending it.

"The light is the reform."
NeuraWeb does not advocate for any specific tax rate, political party, or spending policy. We publish documented, public-domain data in a format citizens can actually read — because opacity has always been the mechanism by which waste and fraud survive. When people can see where their money goes and compare outcomes across nations, the pressure for accountability becomes unavoidable. We are not the opposition. We are the flashlight.
US federal budget — what your taxes actually pay for
Social Security
20.8%
$1.4T
$4,100 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Medicare + Medicaid
17.3%
$1.1T
$3,400 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Interest on National Debt
Produces zero services. Zero infrastructure. Zero benefit. Pure cost of prior spending — paid to bondholders, disproportionately wealthy institutions and individuals.
14.7%
$968B
$2,900 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Defense + Military
12.9%
$849B
$2,545 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Education
4.9%
$321B
$963 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Veterans Benefits
1.6%
$104B
$312 per taxpayer
Source: OMB
Waste, fraud and abuse — documented and named
US improper federal payments — annual total
GAO and OMB verified
$247B
Payments made incorrectly or to ineligible recipients — per the Government Accountability Office and Office of Management and Budget. This figure has been documented and published annually for over a decade. It is not disputed.
Other Federal Programs
$128B
Medicare
$51B
Medicaid
$36B
Earned Income Tax Credit
$18B
Department of Defense Contracts
$14B
Governance efficiency — outcomes per dollar spent
NW composite index
Education attainment, health outcomes, infrastructure quality, and poverty reduction combined per $1 of public spending. Countries that score higher deliver more for every dollar citizens pay in taxes.
DK
88
Singapore
85
Germany
74
Canada
69
United States
58
Brazil
31
Nigeria
18