Center On Budget And Policy Priorities

The false claim that the health reform law uses revenues from Social Security and premiums from a new long-term care insurance program to offset the cost of health reform is discussed by Jim Horney, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy.

The false claim that the health reform law hides the true cost of health reform by collecting its new revenues in the early years and delaying spending until later years is discussed by Jim Horney, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy.

Chuck Marr, the Center's Director of Federal Tax Policy, discusses how the levels of federal income taxes on middle-income families have changed over time.

Trends in income and taxes for the highest-income taxpayers is discussed by Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy at the Center.

Chuck Marr, the Center's Director of Federal Tax Policy, discusses how our federal tax dollars are spent.

The jobs report for March is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

Michael Mazerov, senior fellow with the Center's State Fiscal Project, discusses how internet retailer Amazon is going to extremes to avoid collecting sales tax from its customers.

The myth that cutting taxes can stimulate a state's economy is discussed by Senior Advisor, Iris Lav.

A legislative tool called "reconciliation" and its role in health reform are discussed by a Senior Fellow at the Center, Paul Van de Water.

The latest information showing that the Recovery Act is creating jobs and boosting the economy is discussed by Senior Policy Analyst Michael Leachman.

The jobs report for February is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

Legislation that can reduce child hunger in the country is discussed by Senior Policy Analyst for Food Assistance, Zoë Neuberger.

Governors' proposed budgets for next year and what they mean for the economy are discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.

The jobs report for January is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

The ABCs of state budgets, and the problems that many states face today because of the recession are discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.

The Earned Income Tax Credit and how it helps low-wage workers and their families is discussed by John Wancheck, Coordinator of the Center's Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach campaign.

The long-term budget outlook is discussed by the Center's Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Jim Horney.

Robert Greenstein discusses the long-term budget deficit before the House of Representatives Committee on the Budget on January 21, 2010.

How food insecurity affects families is discussed by Stacy Dean, the Center's Director of Food Assistance Policy.

A recent analysis of the effect of the Recovery Act on poverty is discussed by Arloc Sherman, the Center's Senior Researcher in the Welfare Reform and Income Support Division.