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Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZuZy15TRA  
  Why a government’s budget is different than a household’s

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/video/inplay/everything-to-know-about-obamacarein-2-minutes/2013/10/04/469ae328-26d5-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_video.html. 
  Everything you need to know about Obamacare in two minutes.

Web Resource

• www.cbpp.org.  
  Web site of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Founded in 1981, the center studies fiscal policy and public programs at the federal and state levels that affect low-income and moderate-income families and individuals. An excellent source of information on state budget issues.
   
• http://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed.html.
  The U.S. Census Bureau provides an online version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. Section 8, “State and Local Government Finances and Employment,” provides a wealth of information on state and local government revenue and spending. The Census Bureau has announced that it is ceasing publication of the Abstract after 2012 as a budget-cutting measure. The 2013 version is to be published by a private company, ProQuest.

• www.gao.gov. 
  Home page of the Government Accountability Office, which is tracking the use of ARRA stimulus funds in sixteen of the largest states.

• www.nasbo.org. 
  Web site of the National Association of State Budget Officers.

• www.ncsl.org. 
  Web site of the National Conference of State Legislatures. NCSL’s fiscal program produces periodic state budget and tax updates and tracks state actions to close budget gaps.

• www.recovery.gov.  
  The federal government’s Web page dedicated to tracking ARRA.