What could we build if the top paid more?
Set the taxes on corporations, the ultra-wealthy, and billionaires, choose the programs you care about, and watch how far the money goes. Every figure is drawn from published estimates — sources are listed at the bottom.
programs
Your plan puts $0 on the table — ≈ 0% of current federal revenue.
Where federal money comes from now ≈ $4.9T/yr
- Individual income tax ~$2.66T · 50%
- Payroll (Social Security & Medicare) ~$1.77T · 35%
- Corporate income tax ~$0.53T · 11%
- Other (excise, tariffs, estate) ~$0.3T · 4%
Taxes on people (income + payroll) already fund ~85% of the government; corporations cover just ~11% — the question this tool asks is whether the top could carry more.
Where it goes
This tool changes only a slice of that picture: new taxes on corporations and the wealthy, and how much defense spending to redirect toward the programs below.
Set the taxes
Adjust the rates below. Contributions update live. Tap the i on any lever to see the reasoning and current law behind it.
Redirect spending
Cutting the defense budget frees money that flows into the same pool that funds the programs below — so you can weigh the Pentagon against public programs.
🕊️ Defense budget
$0≈ $850B/yr today. Whatever you cut becomes available to fund programs.
Fund the programs, in priority order
Money flows top to bottom. Each program is filled in full before the next one gets a dollar. Reorder to change what gets funded first.
Program library
Click a program to add it to (or remove it from) your plan above. Filter by category.
Assumptions & sources
This is an educational simulation, not a budget forecast. Real-world revenue depends on behavioral responses, avoidance, and legal design; program costs vary widely across studies. Each number below uses a defensible midpoint from published research so you can weigh the trade-offs. Medicare for All is shown as its gross new federal cost — most analyses find it largely replaces existing private spending and can produce net national savings.