Blog - /blog/2013/01/07/you-ask-we-answer-why-are-payroll-taxes-going/
Jan. 7, 2013 - A number of our Facebook fans expressed concern last week when they discovered that payroll taxes would be increasing in the wake of fiscal cliff negotiations. One person wrote in disma...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/04/top-five-things-you-need-know-about-fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 4, 2013 - Here are the top 5 things you need to know about the fiscal cliff deal enacted by Congress this week: 1) Extends the Bush-Era Tax Cuts: The Bush-era tax cuts were scheduled to expire on De...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - At the eleventh hour, Congress and President Obama reached a deal to address the fiscal cliff. The deal focused on tax revenue and included a number of changes to the tax code, including a permanent e...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/01/02/recommended-reading-fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - ...federal government in the current fiscal year. Read more »
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/12/10/why-the-republican-party-s-narrative-on-income/
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Blog - /blog/2012/12/05/white-house-seeks-sandy-recovery-money/
Dec. 6, 2012 - The White House is preparing an emergency funding request to help repair the damages caused by hurricane Sandy. Although final details are not yet available, the request is expected to be for about $5...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/03/what-will-happen-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 3, 2012 - Last week I wrote a post called Fiscal Cliff Definition, with a simple explanation of the much-hyped, so-called fiscal cliff. (I also suggested that we call it a "fiscal obstacle course" ins...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/27/whats-stake-your-state/
Nov. 27, 2012 - ...federal government, so across-the-board federal budget cuts – which are currently scheduled for the start of 2013 – would have a big impact on the states. Consider just a co...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/21/fight-future-how-budget-talks-affect-young-people/
Nov. 21, 2012 - ...federal budget negotiations happening right now may result in deep cuts to programs that benefit the next generation of Americans.
Blog - /blog/2012/11/15/fight-future/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...federal budget priorities through the lens of this nation's future: young people.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/fight-future-notes-and-sources/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...Federal Student Aid per student includes all student aid accounts in subfunction 502 (higher education) as reported in OMB’s Public Budget Database. Omits negative subsidies and downward re-esti...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/ignoring-youth-unemployment/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...federal government counts people as unemployed only if they have recently looked for work, leaving out millions driven from the labor force by persistent lack of opportunity. The proportion of all you...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/cutting-education-pulling-plug-progress/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...Federal student aid has failed to make up the difference (Figure B), forcing students to bear an increasing financial burden. The maximum federal Pell grant once covered three-quarters of tuition at t...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/fight-future-introduction/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...federal spending on education was $67.6 billion, while we spent $109 billion on the war in Afghanistan. However, the US is failing to rise to the challenge of this new economy. In this report, Yo...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/executive-summary/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...federal government currently spends more annually on the war in Afghanistan than on education. As states made deep cuts to education funding in recent years, federal education funding barely held stea...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/13/fiscal-cliff-what-you-need-know/
Nov. 13, 2012 - Now that the elections are over, in Washington it’s all about the fiscal cliff. If you haven’t heard that phrase yet, you will soon. And often.The term “fiscal cliff” refers to...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/what-fiscal-cliff-resources-bush-tax-cuts-sequestration-and-lame-duck-congress/
Nov. 7, 2012 - In the coming weeks, Congress will take on the fiscal cliff and make decisions about the Bush tax cuts, the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, and a host of other tax and spending issues ...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/30/voter-guide-2012-obama-and-romney-issues/
Oct. 30, 2012 - The two presidential candidates have put forth very different proposals on nearly every issue, and now it's up to voters to choose the path our country will take for years to come. From Medicare to ed...
Video - /videos/2012/10/29/obama-vs-romney-on-education/
Oct. 29, 2012 - ...federal budget from President Obama and Governor Romney. Want to learn more? http://nationalpriorities.org/en/analysis/2012/election-2012-voter-guide/fact-sheet-education/ Budget Process, Education
Blog - /blog/2012/10/29/you-ask-we-answer-how-will-obamacare-affect-my-taxes/
Oct. 29, 2012 - Last week we got a call from Ayesha in Houston, Texas. She said she heard Obamacare will be funded through taxes, so she wanted to know how much more she'd have to pay. Here's the scoop. Only som...
