Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. It is supported primarily by foundation grants. en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00 EDT 60 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/rss-logo.gif http://www.cbpp.org Informing the Debate about Curbing Medicare Advantage Overpayments http://www.cbpp.org/5-13-08climate.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00 EDT How CBO Estimates the Cost of Climate-Change Legislation http://www.cbpp.org/5-13-08climate.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00 EDT Eliminating Louisiana's Income Tax Will Harm the State's Budget Outlook, Competitiveness http://www.cbpp.org/5-9-08sfp.htm Fri, 9 May 2008 16:45 EDT Farm Bill Conference Agreement Contains Significant Domestic Nutrition Improvements http://www.cbpp.org/5-8-08fa.htm Thu, 8 May 2008 22:15 EDT CBPP Statement by Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy, on House Action on Foreclosure Legislation http://www.cbpp.org/5-2-08ui-stmt.htm Wed, 7 May 2008 09:00 EDT CBPP Statement: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report http://www.cbpp.org/5-2-08ui-stmt.htm Fri, 2 May 2008 10:30 EDT Delaying Administration's Medicaid Regulations Will Not Weaken the Program's Fiscal Integrity http://www.cbpp.org/4-25-08health.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00 EDT Testimony: Robert Greenstein on Climate Change at the Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Tax Aspects of a Cap-and-Trade System http://www.cbpp.org/4-24-08climate-testimony.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00 EDT Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households' Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public http://www.cbpp.org/4-23-08tax.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:00 EDT Policy Points: Experts Agree That Capital Gains Tax Cuts Lose Revenue http://www.cbpp.org/policy-points4-18-08.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30 EDT Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go? http://www.cbpp.org/4-14-08tax.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00 EDT Ways and Means Committee Housing Tax Package Improves Significantly On Senate Version: But Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Will Require Other Measures http://www.cbpp.org/4-11-08tax.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT Fixing TABOR's "Ratchet" Will Not Repair TABOR: Deterioration in Colorado Largely Attributable to Formula http://www.cbpp.org/4-10-08sfp.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends http://www.cbpp.org/4-9-08sfp.htm Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:01 EDT Mississippi's Income Inequality Among Nation's Worst http://www.cbpp.org/4-9-08sfp-pr-ms.htm Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:01 EDT Senate Housing Legislation Highly Disappointing: Three-Fifths of Cost of Senate Bill Goes For Tax Cuts That Will Do Little or Nothing to Address the Foreclosure Crisis http://www.cbpp.org/4-8-08tax.htm Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:20 EDT Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the March Employment Report http://www.cbpp.org/4-4-08ui-stmt.htm Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:30 EDT Statement by Iris Lav, Deputy Director, on Provision in Bipartisan Senate Housing Package Affecting Local Property Taxes http://www.cbpp.org/4-3-08sfp-stmt.htm Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:00 EDT Almost All Large Iowa Manufacturers Are Already Subject to "Combined Reporting" in Other States; Fears of Job Flight from Reducing Corporate Tax Avoidance Are Unwarranted http://www.cbpp.org/4-3-08sfp-pr.htm Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:30 EDT New Data Show Income Concentration Rose Again In 2006; Average Income Rose by $73,000 for Households in the Top 1%, Only $20 for Those in Bottom 90% http://www.cbpp.org/3-27-08tax2.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:30 EDT Capital Gains Tax Cuts Slashed Taxes of Top 400, While Their Incomes Soared http://www.cbpp.org/3-27-08tax2.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:30 EDT What the 2008 Trustees' Report Shows about Social Security http://www.cbpp.org/3-27-08socsec.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:30 EDT Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households' Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public http://www.cbpp.org/3-26-08tax.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00 EDT A Response to Americans for Prosperity's Misleading Claims about Florida's TABOR (CP 45) http://www.cbpp.org/3-25-08sfp.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:00 EDT Trustees Reports Show Social Security Shortfall Manageable, Medicare's Problems More Daunting http://www.cbpp.org/3-25-08health.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00 EDT Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report http://www.cbpp.org/3-25-08health-stmt.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00 EDT Commission's Revenue Cap Proposal Would Require Cuts in Education, Health, and Safety, and Harm Business Climate http://www.cbpp.org/3-21-08sfp-pr.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:00 EDT The Tax Commission's TABOR: A Path to Deterioration in Florida http://www.cbpp.org/3-21-08sfp.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:00 EDT Facing Deficits, Many States are Imposing Cuts That Hurt Vulnerable Residents http://www.cbpp.org/3-13-08sfp.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30 EDT Kyl Estate Tax Amendment Would Cost Nearly as Much as Estate Tax Repeal http://www.cbpp.org/3-12-08tax2.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:00 EDT Four Helpful Hints for States Dealing With Deficits http://www.cbpp.org/3-12-08tax.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00 EDT Fact-Checking This Week's Budget Resolution Debate http://www.cbpp.org/3-12-08tax.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30 EDT Have the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Made the Tax Code More Progressive? http://www.cbpp.org/3-11-08tax.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:00 EDT Senate Bill Would Update and Streamline Housing Voucher Program; Improves on House Bill Passed With Strong Bipartisan Support http://www.cbpp.org/3-10-08hous.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:30 EDT Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the February Unemployment Report http://www.cbpp.org/3-7-08ui-stmt.htm Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:53 EDT HUD Budget Contains Major Funding Shortfalls: Congress Needs to Add $6.5 Billion to Administration's Request to Avoid Cuts In Assistance for Low-Income Families http://www.cbpp.org/3-5-08hous.htm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 16:00 EDT Federal Spending, 2001 through 2008: Defense Is a Rapidly Growing Share of the Budget, While Domestic Appropriations Have Shrunk http://www.cbpp.org/3-5-08bud.htm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:00 EDT Administration's Budget Does Not Reflect Administration Policies: Administration Policies Would More Likely Lead to a $113 Billion Deficit in 2012 than a $48 Billion Surplus http://www.cbpp.org/3-5-08bud2.htm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:00 EDT How Much Would a State Earned Income Tax Credit Cost In 2009? http://www.cbpp.org/3-5-08sfp.htm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:00 EDT Strengthening the Food Stamp Program To Serve Low-Income Seniors http://www.cbpp.org/3-5-08fa.htm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 09:00 EDT Economic Data Can Be Used To Target State Fiscal Relief Effectively http://www.cbpp.org/3-3-08sfp.htm Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:30 EDT Fiscal Stimulus at the State Level? http://www.cbpp.org/2-29-08sfp.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30 EDT Idaho Is the Only State to Exclude Low-Income Families from Its Grocery Tax Credit http://www.cbpp.org/2-28-08sfp.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:30 EDT Net Operating Loss Measure Under Consideration in Senate Has Low Bang-for-the-Buck as Stimulus: No Justification for Waiving PAYGO for the Provision http://www.cbpp.org/2-26-08tax.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:30 EDT States Still Granting Net Operating Loss "Carryback" Deductions Should Eliminate Them http://www.cbpp.org/2-21-08sfp3.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00 EDT Using Income Taxes To Address State Budget Shortfalls http://www.cbpp.org/2-21-08sfp.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00 EDT Is It Raining Yet? Yes, And It's Time for Many States To Use Their Rainy Day Funds http://www.cbpp.org/2-21-08sfp2.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00 EDT Summary of Final TANF Rules: Some Improvements Around the Margins http://www.cbpp.org/2-20-08tanf.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50 EDT Bush Budget Would Cut Domestic Discretionary Programs by $20 Billion in 2009 http://www.cbpp.org/2-20-08bud.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:00 EDT Low-Income Tax Relief in the Absence of an Income Tax http://www.cbpp.org/2-14-08sfp.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00 EDT New Federal Law Could Worsen State Budget Problems: States Can Protect Revenues by "Decoupling" http://www.cbpp.org/2-13-08sfp.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:45 EDT Fact Sheet: The "Mother of All Distortions": Attacks on Rangel AMT Plan Not Based On Reality http://www.cbpp.org/2-13-08tax-fact.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00 EDT The Rangel AMT Proposal Versus Unpaid-For Repeal of the AMT: Which Is Better Tax Reform? http://www.cbpp.org/2-13-08tax.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00 EDT Administration's Medicaid Regulations Will Weaken Coverage, Harm States, and Strain Health Care System http://www.cbpp.org/2-13-08health.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00 EDT 20 States Face Total Budget Shortfall Of At Least $34 Billion In 2009; 8 Others Expect Budget Problems http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-08sfp.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:00 EDT President's Budget May Provide States With Inadequate Funding to Maintain Current SCHIP Programs http://www.cbpp.org/2-7-08health.htm Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:00 EDT 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Cuts Funding for Head Start: Bipartisan Reauthorization Bill Enacted Two Weeks Before Omnibus Was Completed Called for Increased Investment http://www.cbpp.org/2-5-08bud.htm Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:30 EDT Federal Grants to States and Localities Cut Deeply in Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget http://www.cbpp.org/2-4-08sfp.htm Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:10 EDT The Dubious Priorities of the President's Budget http://www.cbpp.org/2-4-08bud2.htm Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:05 EDT The Skewed Benefits of the Tax Cuts: With the Tax Cuts Extended, Top 1 Percent of Households Would Receive More Than $1.1 Trillion in Tax Benefits over the Next Decade http://www.cbpp.org/2-4-08tax.htm Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:30 EDT The President's Budget and the Medicare "Trigger" http://www.cbpp.org/2-4-08bud.htm Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:30 EDT Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the January Employment Report http://www.cbpp.org/2-1-08ui-stmt.htm Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:45 EDT Senate Action on Stimulus Plan Will Not Delay Tax Rebates http://www.cbpp.org/1-31-08tax.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:00 EDT Senate Proposal to Add Unemployment Insurance Benefits Improves Effectiveness of Stimulus Bill http://www.cbpp.org/1-31-08ui.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:00 EDT Senate Rebate Proposal Targets More Funds to Low-Income Households, Boosting Stimulus Impact http://www.cbpp.org/1-30-08tax2.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:45 EDT Business Tax Cuts in Stimulus Package Would Cost States Billions of Dollars http://www.cbpp.org/1-22-08sfp.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00 EDT Repatriation Measure Unlikely to Stimulate the U.S. Economy or Boost U.S. Investment, But Will Promote Investment in Tax Havens and Undermine the Corporate Income Tax http://www.cbpp.org/1-30-08tax.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:45 EDT An Analysis of the Rebate Proposal in the Announced Stimulus Deal http://www.cbpp.org/1-25-08tax.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:20 EDT President's Expected Push to Make Tax Cuts Permanent is Irresponsible Fiscal and Economic Policy http://www.cbpp.org/1-28-08tax.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:10 EDT 19 States Face Total Budget Shortfall Of At Least $32 Billion In 2009; 9 Others Expect Budget Problems http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-08sfp.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:10 EDT Robert Greenstein on Stimulus Deal http://www.cbpp.org/1-24-08bud-stmt.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:40 EDT Testimony of Robert Greenstein on "Cap, Auction, and Trade: Auctions and Revenue Recycling Under Carbon Cap and Trade" Before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming http://www.cbpp.org/1-23-08climate-testimony.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:30 EDT New Zandi Analysis Finds Rebates More Effective as Stimulus if They Include Lower-Income Workers: Food Stamps and Unemployment Benefits Get the Highest Ratings http://www.cbpp.org/1-22-08bud.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:30 EDT Fewer Than 60% of Working Households Benefit Fully From President's Tax Rebate http://www.cbpp.org/1-22-08tax.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:00 EDT Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the President's Economic Stimulus Plan http://www.cbpp.org/1-17-08tax-stmt.htm Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:25 EDT Another Misdiagnosis: Marginal Rate Reductions and Extensions of Tax Cuts Expiring in 2010 Not the Right Medicine for the Economy's Current Ills http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-08tax.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:33 EDT Economic Policy in a Weakening Economy: Principles For Fiscal Stimulus http://www.cbpp.org/1-8-08bud.htm Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:23 EDT Budget Cuts or Tax Increases at the State Level: Which is Preferable During an Economic Downturn? http://www.cbpp.org/1-8-08sfp.htm Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:00 EDT