David Cay Johnston, writing in the New York Times about the latest available data from the IRS, says things are going well for a few Americans, but not as well for many, many more: The new data also shows that the top 300,000 Americans collectively enjoyed almost as much income as the bottom 150 million Americans. Per person, the top group received 440 times as much as the average person in the bottom half earned, nearly doubling the gap from 1980. The Bush administration is not so troubled, however, claiming:

By a 216-210 margin, the House this afternoon passed a budget resolution for FY 2008 . The $2.9 trillion nonbinding blueprint calls for a $153 billion surplus by 2012, a nearly $25 billion increase for domestic programs, and restoration of the PAYGO budget discipline rule.

OMB Watch has joined with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Citizens for Tax Justice, and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to urge that Congress pass H.R. 695 and S. 335, bills that would end the IRS private tax collection program. Take a look at the letters we sent to the House and the Senate, where we make the case that this wasteful and dangerous program should be terminated immediately. And let your representative know what you think about tax bounty hunters - take part in Citizens for Tax Justice's email campaign!

GSA Administrator Lurita Doan got a grilling from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today. Check out this " target="_blank">clip from the hearing where Doan fails to give any explanation for what appears to be the political usage of federal assets- taxpayer money being used to get Republicans elected. If this is the best she can do, Doan's days as GSA administrator should be numbered.