Is Estate Tax Repeal Really About Helping Small Businesses and Family Farmers?
Feb 28, 2002 by Guest Blogger
A major reason cited for repealing the estate tax is that it “is killing family business,” including family farms. But the facts simply do not support this contention.
read in fullThe Estate Tax and Charitable Giving
Feb 28, 2002 by Guest Blogger
OMB Watch has noted that repeal of the estate tax would have three adverse impacts: it would increase concentrations of wealth and power; it would sharply curtail charitable giving; and it would reduce federal revenues likely causing cuts in programs serving low-income and vulnerable families. In this fact sheet we begin to explore the connection between charitable giving and the estate tax.
read in fullBudget News -- Jan. 1, 2000 -- Dec. 31, 2000
Feb 27, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The following are federal budget policy analyses and updates from OMB Watch issued during 2000.
read in fullTax Cuts VS. Everything Else
Feb 26, 2002 by Guest Blogger
We can either choose to pay now, or we will have to pay later -- preventing social ills is much cheaper in the long run. From a purely economic standpoint, many economists agree that a return to deficits is not a problem -- running a surplus would actually be more of problem -- and that this economic climate prescribes more government spending, not less.
read in fullEconomic Stimulus Proposals Resource Page
Feb 26, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The following are analyses, updates and action alerts from OMB Watch and other organizations on the Fall 2001 - Spring 2002 attempts to create an "economic stimulus package."
read in fullFacts on Corporate Welfare
Feb 25, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Average taxpayers pick up an expensive tab for corporate welfare expenditures. Government spending for corporate welfare programs far exceeds government spending for social programs.
read in fullEstate Tax and Government Revenue
Feb 22, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Because of the debate over repeal of the estate tax, OMB Watch has produced a series of articles providing background on the tax. This fact sheet focuses on the impact the estate tax has on government revenue. As with other discussions of the estate tax, we include the gift tax and generation-skipping transfer taxes in the discussion when we use the term estate tax, since it is a unified tax.
read in fullOMB Watch Press Release: Estate Tax Preserved
Feb 22, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Estate Tax Preserved: A Victory for Amercia's Charities
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2001
Contact: Ellen Taylor
202/234-8494
Impact on the States
Feb 22, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Most state treasuries benefit directly from the estate tax by "picking up" a portion of the federal estate taxes paid by estates in their states.
The following analyses detail the impact full repeal of the estate tax will have on each state.
President Bush's Economic Stimulus Proposal
Feb 16, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The President's proposal for an economic stimulus package is aimed more at additional tax cuts than stimulating the economy.
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