BEYOND THE NUMBERS
In Case You Missed It...
This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, state budgets and taxes, and the economy.
- On federal taxes, Kris Cox, Chuck Marr, Arloc Sherman, and Stephanie Hingtgen detailed how, if Congress fails to pass Build Back Better, Child Tax Credit payments will stop and child poverty reductions will be lost.
- On state budgets and taxes, Ed Lazere analyzed how states can best use federal fiscal recovery funds by examining the lessons from state choices so far.
- On the economy, we updated our backgrounder tracking the post-Great Recession economy.
Chart of the Week – Letting Child Tax Credit Expansion Expire Would Mean Higher Child Poverty for All Racial/Ethnic Groups and Wider Disparities
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Fixing America’s poverty problem starts with telling a new story
NBC News
December 3, 2021
Opinion: A Way to Break the Cycle of Poverty
The New York Times
December 2, 2021
Hunger Continues to Plague Americans. Here’s Why—and What to Do About It.
Civil Eats
December 2, 2021
7 policies in Biden’s spending plan aimed at health equity
Stat News
December 1, 2021
What’s That Surtax Doing in the Build Back Better Bill?
Counter Punch
November 30, 2021
States Have Allocated More Than Half of Federal Pandemic Aid
Bloomberg Tax
November 29, 2021
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