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Economic Stimulus PolicyPutting U.S. Corporate Taxes in Perspective
10/27/08
Chye-Ching Huang and Chad Stone
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Average Income in 2006 Up $60,000 For Top 1 Percent of Households, Just $430 For Bottom 90 Percent: Income Concentration at Highest Level Since 1928, New Analysis Shows
Revised 10/22/08
Chye-Ching Huang and Chad Stone
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

CBPP Statement
: Robert Greenstein and Chad Stone on the Senate-Passed Financial Rescue Legislation
10/2/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Child Tax Credit Expansion before Congress Would Help 13 Million Children: Nursing Home Aides, Cooks, Pre-School Teachers, and Construction Workers Would Get a Boost
Updated 9/19/08
Sharon Parrott, Arloc Sherman, and Chye Ching Huang
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

How Projected Surpluses Became Deficits: Main Causes Were Tax Cuts and Higher Security Spending
9/12/08
Richard Kogan and Gillian Brunet
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Bonus Depreciation Tax Cut Unlikely To Provide Effective Economic Stimulus
9/10/08
Chye-Ching Huang and Chad Stone
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Big Misconceptions About Small Business and Taxes
8/29/08
Chye-Ching Huang and James Horney
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

How Robust Was the 2001-2007 Economic Expansion?
Revised 8/29/08
Aviva Aron-Dine, Chad Stone, and Richard Kogan
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Only a Few of the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cut Provisions Benefit Families With Modest Incomes: But a Superficial Treasury Analysis Obscures This Fact
8/7/08
Chye-Ching Huang and Jim Horney
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

13 Million Children Would Benefit From Child Credit Expansion in Tax "Extenders" Bill: Families of Nursing Home Aides, Cooks, Pre-School Teachers, and Construction Workers Would Get a Boost
Revised 7/29/08
Sharon Parrott and Arloc Sherman
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Evidence Shows That Tax Cuts Lose Revenue
Revised 7/21/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

House-Passed Housing Tax Package Improves Significantly on Senate Version: But Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Will Require Other Measures
Revised 6/17/08
Aviva Aron-Dine, Barbara Sard, and Will Fischer
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Well-Designed, Fiscally Responsible Corporate Tax Reform Could Benefit the Economy; Unpaid-For Rate Cuts Would Likely Hurt Most Americans in the Long Run
6/4/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 21pp.

Claims That a Modest Tax Surcharge on Millionaires Would Damage Small Businesses and the Economy Do Not Withstand Scrutiny
Revised 5/22/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

CBPP Statement
: Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on Misleading Claims That Congressional Budget Plan Calls For "Largest Tax Increase In History"
5/20/08
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

Improving the Refundable Child Tax Credit: An Important Step Toward Reducing Child Poverty
Revised 5/19/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Senate "Housing" Legislation Highly Disappointing:  Less Than One-Fourth of Cost of Senate Bill Goes for Provisions That Will Actually Help Address the Foreclosure Crisis
Revised 5/12/08
Aviva Aron-Dine, Barbara Sard, Chad Stone
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Tax Cuts: Myths and Realities
Revised 5/9/08
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go?
4/14/08
Matt Fiedler
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

The Skewed Benefits of the Tax Cuts: With the Tax Cuts Extended, Top 1 Percent of Households Would Receive More Than $1.2 Trillion in Tax Benefits over the Next Decade
Revised 3/28/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

Extending the President�s Tax Cuts and AMT Relief Would Cost $4.4 Trillion Through 2018
Revised 3/28/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Long-Term Social Security Shortfall Smaller Than Cost of Extending Tax Cuts for Top 1 Percent
3/27/08
Kris Cox and Richard Kogan
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Capital Gains Tax Cuts Slashed Taxes of Top 400, While Their Incomes Soared
3/27/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households� Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public
3/26/08
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Kyl Estate Tax Amendment Would Cost Nearly as Much as Estate Tax Repeal
3/12/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Fact-Checking This Week�s Budget Resolution Debate
3/12/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Have the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Made the Tax Code More Progressive?
3/11/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

Claim That Congressional Budget Plans Call For "Largest Tax Increase in History" Is Inaccurate
3/7/08
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

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
3/5/08
Kris Cox
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Net Operating Loss Measure Under Consideration in Senate Has Low Bang-for-the-Buck as Stimulus: No Justification for Waiving PAYGO for the Provision
2/26/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Fact Sheet: The "Mother of All Distortions": Attacks on Rangel AMT Plan Not Based On Reality

2/13/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

The Rangel AMT Proposal Versus Unpaid-For Repeal of the AMT: Which Is Better Tax Reform?
Aviva Aron-Dine
2/13/08
HTML, PDF, 15pp.

The Dubious Priorities of the President�s Budget
Robert Greenstein, James Horney and Richard Kogan
Revised 2/7/08
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Senate Rebate Proposal Targets More Funds to Low-Income Households, Boosting Stimulus Impact
Revised 2/1/08
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Senate Action Will Not Delay Rebates One Day
1/31/08
Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

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
1/30/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

An Analysis of the Rebate Proposal in the Announced Stimulus Deal
Revised 1/29/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

President�s Expected Push to Make Tax Cuts Permanent is Irresponsible Fiscal and Economic Policy
1/28/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Robert Greenstein on Stimulus Deal
1/24/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

New Zandi Analysis Finds Rebates More Effective as Stimulus if They Include Lower-Income Workers: Food Stamps and Unemployment Benefits Get the Highest Ratings
1/22/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Fewer Than 60% of Working Households Benefit Fully From President�s Tax Rebate
1/22/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

CBPP Statement
: Robert Greenstein in Response to Administration Comments on Economic Stimulus
Revised 1/22/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

CBPP Statement
: Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the President's Economic Stimulus Plan
Revised 1/22/08
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Another Misdiagnosis: Marginal Rate Reductions and Extensions of Tax Cuts Expiring in 2010 Not the Right Medicine for the Economy�s Current Ills
1/15/08
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 9pp.

The Four Pieces of Effective Fiscal Stimulus: Unemployment Insurance, State Relief, Food Stamps, and Tax Refunds
1/14/08
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Economic Policy in a Weakening Economy: Principles for Fiscal Stimulus
1/8/08
Chad Stone and Kris Cox
HTML, PDF, 15pp.