We give you the numbers; you make them speak to us.
Every year, Americans fill out income tax forms and make their payments to the IRS. It’s an important civic duty, but do we really know where our tax dollars go? Using data provided byWhatWePayFor.com, Eyebeam challenges you to create data visualizations that make it easier and more interesting for taxpayers to understand just how the government spends our money.
Anil Kandangath asks “Where Did My Tax Dollars Go?” in his simple, powerful data visualization – and wins the $5,000 Grand Award of the Data Viz Challenge: Visualize Your Taxes. Input your salary (under the watch of a winking George Washington) and out come your payments to Medicare, Social Security, and National Defense. Check out the Runner Up ($3,000), Finalists ($500), and Honorable Mentions for more interactive tools and graphics that offer accessible, compelling, and even fun ways to connect your tax dollars directly to federal government spending.
The Challenge: Visualize Your Taxes
We give you the numbers; you make them speak to us.
Every year, Americans fill out income tax forms and make their payments to the IRS. It’s an important civic duty, but do we really know where our tax dollars go? Using data provided by WhatWePayFor.com, Eyebeam challenges you to create data visualizations that make it easier and more interesting for taxpayers to understand just how the government spends our money.
