Federal Budget Analysis: Taxes & Revenue
What Do Trump’s National Guard Deployments Cost?
Nov. 12, 2025
Our latest estimate shows sending the National Guard to U.S. cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through mid-November.
10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm
July 8, 2025
The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
Tax Day 2023
April 17, 2023
Tax Day this year is April 18, 2023. Americans will file their tax returns for all income received in 2022. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
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Tax Day 2022
April 15, 2022
Tax Day this year is April 18, 2022. Americans will file their tax returns for all income received in 2021. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
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A Moral Budget vs. A War Budget
Dec. 20, 2021
These two bills represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?
Tax Day 2020
March 18, 2020
Tax Day is delayed several months this year to July 15, 2020, due to the pandemic. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and how much?
Poor People's Moral Budget: Everybody Has the Right to Live
June 17, 2019
In the seven sections of the Moral Budget, we look at policies and investments for seven critical areas of the Poor People’s Moral Agenda.
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Tax Day 2019
April 11, 2019
Tax Day is April 15, 2019. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
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Tax Day 2018
March 22, 2018
Tax Day is April 17, 2017. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
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The Souls of Poor Folk: A Preliminary Report
Dec. 4, 2017
To support this modern-day Poor People’s Campaign, the Institute for Policy Studies has produced an analysis of the campaign’s four core issues: racism, poverty, the war economy/militarism, and ecological destruction.