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Podcast: The ABCs of State Budgets
February 9, 2010
The ABCs of state budgets, and the problems that many states face today because of the recession are discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center’s State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.
Duration: 4:13
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Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the January Employment Report
February 5, 2010
Today’s jobs report shows that job losses have slowed to a trickle compared with what they were in the months just before President Obama and Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) last February. But it also highlights the huge jobs deficit that remains the legacy of the longest and most severe recession since the Great Depression. … -
Governors’ New Budgets Indicate Loss of Many Jobs if Federal Aid Expires
February 5, 2010
Facing continued major budget problems and the end of most federal Recovery Act assistance halfway through their coming fiscal year, governors are proposing a new round of deep budget cuts that would increase unemployment and threaten the fragile economic recovery. Without further federal aid, the actions states will have to take to close their budget gaps could cost … -
President's Budget Requests $266 Billion to Support Economic Recovery
February 5, 2010
In light of the still tenuous nature of the economic recovery, President Obama’s budget request of $266 billion for temporary provisions to support and speed economic recovery is necessary, reasonably sized, and well targeted.[1] Some news outlets, focusing on the budget’s $100 billion for a new “jobs initiative,” have reported that the budget … -
Extending the TANF Emergency Fund Would Create and Preserve Jobs Quickly and Efficiently
Revised February 5, 2010
The TANF Emergency Fund created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has enabled states to create subsidized jobs for TANF recipients and other low-income unemployed individuals and to bolster overall consumer demand by helping states meet the growing need for basic assistance among very poor families with children.[1] Some 38 … -
Health Reform Essential for Reducing Deficit and Slowing Health Care Costs
February 3, 2010
Because rising health care costs represent the single largest cause of the federal government’s long-term budget problems, fundamental health reform must be part of any budget solution.[1] President Obama observed at a recent town hall meeting: “If you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt you cannot accomplish it without reforming … -
Statement: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the President's 2011 Budget Proposal
February 1, 2010
The President’s budget reflects both the short-term priority of boosting the economy and creating jobs and the longer-term priority of bringing deficits under control while meeting important national needs. There is a strong case for more medium- and long-term deficit reduction than the budget contains. But the budget likely goes as far in this … -
Podcast: Greenstein on the Priorities Reflected in the President’s Budget
February 1, 2010
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Allowing High-Income Tax Cuts to Expire on Schedule Would Be Sound Economic and Fiscal Policy
Updated February 1, 2010
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for allowing the Bush-era tax cuts for high-income Americans to expire on schedule at the end of the year. Critics already are attacking this proposal as an unwarranted tax increase that would harm the weak economy and kill large numbers of jobs, especially among small … -
Who Benefits From Federal Subsidies for Free and Reduced Price School Meals?
January 29, 2010
In anticipation of Congressional reauthorization of the federal child nutrition programs, some have called for increased federal reimbursement rates for school meals to improve their nutritional quality. [2] Under current rules, however, federal payments for free and reduced price meals are not used solely to underwrite the cost of producing … -
Podcast: The Earned Income Tax Credit
January 29, 2010
The Earned Income Tax Credit and how it helps low-wage workers and their families is discussed by John Wancheck, Coordinator of the Center’s Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach campaign.
Duration: 4:36
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January 30 Data Release Will Capture Only a Portion of the Jobs Created or Saved By the Recovery Act
January 29, 2010
On January 30, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board will post on its website, www.recovery.gov, data on jobs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This data release will capture only a portion of the jobs created and saved by the Act, due to ARRA’s limited reporting requirements. According … -
Press Release: Governors’ 2011 Budgets Propose New Round of Cuts
January 28, 2010
As states begin preparing for the third year of a fiscal crisis brought on by the recession, governors’ new budget proposals contain cuts to core services — like education and health care — and state workforces well beyond those they have already made, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The proposals … -
Policy Basics: The ABCs of State Budgets
January 28, 2010
States are facing an unprecedented budget crisis, as the recession has caused the greatest declines in state tax revenues on record. Below is some background on the fundamentals of state finances and the depth of the problems states face today. The Budget Calendar States are now in fiscal year … -
Additional Federal Fiscal Relief Needed to Help States Address Recession’s Impact
Updated January 28, 2010
States face a serious fiscal problem that could force them to institute additional deep budget cuts and tax increases in 2010, weakening the fragile economic recovery and harming vulnerable children, seniors, and people with disabilities, among others. The federal assistance that states received for their Medicaid programs … -
An Update on State Budget Cuts
Updated January 28, 2010
With tax revenue still declining as a result of the recession and budget reserves largely drained, the vast majority of states have made spending cuts that hurt families and reduce necessary services. These cuts, in turn, have deepened states’ economic problems because families and businesses have less to spend. Federal recovery act … -
Policy Points: Recession Still Causing Trouble for States
Updated January 28, 2010
The weak economy continues to cause great fiscal distress among states. New budget gaps have opened up in many states for the current fiscal year (July 1 marked the start of 2010 for most states). The budget gaps for this year and next year combined are estimated to total more than $350 … -
Recession Continues to Batter State Budgets; State Responses Could Slow Recovery
Updated January 28, 2010
The worst recession since the 1930s has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record. As a result, even after making very deep cuts, states continue to face large budget gaps. New shortfalls have opened up in the budgets of at least 41 states for the current fiscal year (FY 2010, which began July 1 in most … -
Statement: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the Statutory “Pay As You Go” Budget Proposal
January 27, 2010
This proposal marks a useful step toward restoring fiscal responsibility. A well-designed pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule can contribute significantly to the fiscal discipline needed to address the nation’s serious long-term budget problems, presuming that policymakers abide by it and pay … -
Statement: Nicholas Johnson, State Fiscal Project Director, on the Passage of Revenue Measures in Oregon
January 27, 2010
In approving tax increases on the ballot yesterday, Oregon voters wisely chose a balanced approach to addressing the state’s budget crisis. They rejected the claim that revenue increases would harm the economy and, instead, they acknowledged that relying on program cuts alone would hurt … -
Major Insurance Market Reforms Will Not Work Unless They Are Part of Broader Health Reform
January 27, 2010
Insurance market reforms are a key element of the comprehensive health reform bills that the House and the Senate have passed. Under the bills, insurers in both the individual and small-group insurance markets would be barred from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, charging higher premiums based on a person’s health status or gender, or … -
Using Reconciliation Process to Enact Health Reform Would Be Fully Consistent With Past Practice
Revised January 27, 2010
In the aftermath of the Massachusetts Senate election, Democratic congressional leaders must soon decide whether to use the reconciliation process to help pass health reform legislation. Reconciliation is a process set forth in the Congressional Budget Act that allows for expedited consideration of legislation affecting mandatory spending programs or taxes. Some … -
Press Release: Most Large New Mexico Corporations Already Comply With Proposed Corporate Tax Reform in Other States
January 26, 2010
While proposals to adopt a key corporate tax reform in New Mexico have drawn criticism from some multistate corporations, almost all of the major corporations doing business in New Mexico already comply with the reform in at least one of the 23 other states that have it, according to a report released today by the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy … -
Changes to Excise Tax on High-Cost Health Plans Address Criticisms, Retain Long-Term Benefits
January 26, 2010
Under one scenario for Congress to enact health reform legislation, the House would pass the Senate health bill, and the House and Senate would both pass a budget reconciliation bill that includes changes to the health bill that House and Senate leaders have negotiated. One apparent obstacle to this course of action is continued objection by some House members to … -
Podcast: The Long-Term Budget Outlook
January 26, 2010
The long-term budget outlook is discussed by the Center’s Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Jim Horney.
Duration: 5:12
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Vast Majority of Large New Mexico Corporations are Already Subject to “Combined Reporting” in Other States
January 26, 2010
For the past several years, there has been serious discussion in New Mexico of adopting an important reform in the state corporate income tax known as mandatory “combined reporting.” Some New Mexico corporations have opposed this change, suggesting that it could result in some companies leaving the state or … -
Sharp Expansion of HUD’s “Moving-To-Work” Demonstration Raises Serious Concerns
January 22, 2010
A proposal before Congress would sharply expand HUD’s Moving-to-Work (MTW) demonstration. Unless important limitations are added, this expansion would reduce the number of families receiving housing assistance by shifting funds out of the Section 8 housing voucher program. It also would expose more low-income families to … -
Podcast: Robert Greenstein Testimony on the Long-Term Budget Problem
January 21, 2010
Robert Greenstein testifies on the long-term budget deficit before the House of Representatives Committee on the Budget on January 21, 2010.
Duration: 11:12
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Testimony: Robert Greenstein on the Long-Term Budget Problem Facing the United States
January 21, 2010
Mr. Chairman, Congressman Ryan, and members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear here today to discuss the long-term budget problem facing the United States. Last week, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a new analysis presenting our latest long-term projections of federal spending, revenues, deficits, and … -
Podcast: Food Insecurity
January 19, 2010
How food insecurity affects families is discussed by Stacy Dean, the Center’s Director of Food Assistance Policy. Duration: 3:49
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States Can Opt Out of the Costly and Ineffective “Domestic Production Deduction” Corporate Tax Break
Updated January 14, 2010
Over the past year, state revenue collections have dropped dramatically, creating large budget gaps for many states. A contributor to this fiscal crisis in many states is a relatively new and rapidly growing corporate tax break — one that in most states never even received a vote in the state legislature but nonetheless is costing states … -
Policy Basics: Introduction to the Food Stamp Program
Updated January 13, 2010
What Is the Food Stamp Program? The Food Stamp Program, the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, helps roughly 38 million low-income Americans to afford a nutritionally adequate diet. (Effective October 1, 2008, the 2008 Farm Bill renamed the Food Stamp Program the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.) More than 75 … -
Press Release: Setting The Right Fiscal Target: Policymakers Should Stabilize Debt As Share Of Economy Over Next Decade
January 12, 2010
Deficits and debt will rise to unprecedented levels in coming decades without major changes in federal budget policies, so policymakers should set a goal of stabilizing the debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported today. In its analysis, “The Right Target: Stabilize the Federal … -
The Right Target: Stabilize the Federal Debt
January 12, 2010
Deficits and debt will rise to unprecedented levels in coming decades without major changes in federal budget policies, so policymakers should set a goal of stabilizing the debt as a share of gross domestic product over the next decade. This report presents new Center on Budget and Policy Priorities projections of federal spending, … -
Podcast: Poverty and the Recovery Act
January 12, 2010
A recent analysis of the effect of the Recovery Act on poverty is discussed by Arloc Sherman, the Center’s Senior Researcher in the Welfare Reform and Income Support Division.
Duration: 4:59
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Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the December Employment Report
January 8, 2010
Today’s jobs report shows that, while the economy has apparently turned a corner and sharply rising unemployment and large monthly job losses may be behind us, the labor market remains extraordinarily weak and jobs remain very hard to find. In these circumstances, the case remains strong … -
Podcast: The December Employment Report and What It Means for the Economy
January 8, 2010
The jobs report for December is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Duration: 3:21
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Subsidies in Senate Health Bill Would Be Inadequate for Many Low- and Moderate-Income Households, Need Improvement in Conference
January 8, 2010
Executive Summary The health reform bills that the House and Senate have passed would make health coverage more affordable for millions of low- and moderate-income households. Both bills would provide premium and cost-sharing subsidies for people to purchase coverage through the new health insurance exchange. They would also … -
Podcast: The Current Status of Health Reform
January 5, 2010
The current status of health reform in Congress is discussed by the Center’s Senior Health Fellow, Judy Solomon. Duration: 3:27
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Podcast: State Budget Crisis Puts Economic Recovery at Risk
December 29, 2009
The state budget crisis and what it means for the national economy is discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center’s State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.
Duration: 3:25
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Vast Majority of Children Would Be As Well Off or Better Off Under House Health Bill Than Under Current Law
Revised December 24, 2009
An examination of how the almost 79 million children under age 19 would fare under the House-passed health reform bill shows that the overwhelming majority likely would either see no change or be better off than under current law, with tens of millions better off. Some have criticized the bill out of the belief that its phaseout of the Children’s Health … -
Podcast: Update on the Recovery Act
December 22, 2009
Two key provisions in the Recovery Act – unemployment insurance and COBRA – and suggestions for Congress are discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Duration: 5:04
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Loss of Medicare Buy-In Not the Major Setback Some Assume
December 18, 2009
A recent proposal to allow people aged 55 to 64 to “buy in” to Medicare would have done relatively little to increase competition in the market for health insurance, and health reformers should not greatly mourn its removal from the legislation that the Senate is considering. In the absence of a robust public health insurance plan, … -
Food Stamps On-Line: A Review of State Government Food Stamp Websites
Updated December 18, 2009
All states make information regarding the Food Stamp Program,[1] including their applications, state policy manuals or regulations, and general program information, available to the public via the World Wide Web. [2] The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed each state’s web pages to determine what information and services they offer regarding the Food Stamp … -
State-Level Data Show Recovery Act Protecting Millions From Poverty
December 17, 2009
While the recession is expected to drive states’ poverty rates up for 2009, new analysis based on Census data shows that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is keeping large numbers of Americans out of poverty in states across the country. In addition to boosting economic activity and preserving or creating jobs, the recovery act is … -
Contrary to Claims, Allowing Estate Tax to Expire Would Make Family Farms and Small Businesses Worse off Overall
December 17, 2009
While estate-tax opponents have held up family-owned farms and small businesses as “poster children” for the benefits of repealing the tax, such estates would be worse off, on balance, if Congress allows estate tax repeal and related tax changes to take effect on January 1, as now seems likely. The estate tax is irrelevant to the … -
President Obama Largely Inherited Today’s Huge Deficits
December 16, 2009
Some critics charge that the new policies pursued by President Obama and the 111th Congress generated the huge federal budget deficits that the nation now faces. In fact, the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the economic downturn together explain virtually the entire deficit over the next … -
Statement: Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy, on the Senate Debate on the Federal Estate Tax
December 16, 2009
Today’s Senate debate over whether to extend the federal estate tax or let it expire for next year is a study in irony. Under current law, the estate tax, which has been reduced very significantly since 2001 and now only affects the biggest 1 of every 500 estates in America, will expire next … -
Policy Basics: The Estate Tax
Revised December 16, 2009
A longstanding feature of the tax system, the estate tax is a tax on property (such as cash, real estate, stock, or other assets) that is transferred from deceased persons to their heirs. Only a Few, Large Estates Owe Any Estate Tax Fewer than 3 in 1,000 estates are expected to be subject to the … -
State Taxes On Inherited Wealth Remain Common
Updated December 16, 2009
Taxes on inherited wealth are a traditional and common revenue source for states. Prior to the passage of the federal estate tax cut in 2001, every state levied an estate tax that allowed them to “pick-up” a share of federal estate tax revenues. The state “pick-up” estate taxes did not increase total …
