Policy Basics Archive
Policy Basics is a series of brief background reports on issues related to budgets, taxes, and government assistance programs.
Budget — Federal
- Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
- Congress's "Pay-As-You-Go" Budget Rule
- Deficits, Debt, and Interest |
Podcast (5:45) - Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
Podcast: The Budget Reconciliation Process (4:43)
Climate Change
Podcast: Climate Change Legislation (4:51)
Food Assistance
Health
Podcast: The Budget Reconciliation Process (4:43)
Housing
Recession and Recovery
Social Security
State Budget and Tax
- Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go? | Podcast (5:35)
- Property Tax Caps
- Tax Payer Bill of Rights (TABOR)
- State Earned Income Tax Credits
Tax — Federal
- The Child Tax Credit
- The Estate Tax | Podcast (5:04)
- The Earned Income Tax Credit
- Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
- The 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts
- Deficits, Debt, and Interest
Welfare Reform/TANF
