Treasury Department

Categories: Muni Bonds, Tax

This part of the federal government takes care of the dolla dolla bills in the country.

The Treasury collects taxes, sells bonds to investors, raises money, and oversees spending. It does what it needs to do to make the budget that Congress and the president create actually work.

There are lots of divisions or bureaus inside the Treasury to get everything done... or not.

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