Spending Transparency

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Another Weak Jobs Report

Dec 5, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Last month, only 57,000 jobs were created - well below what is needed to employ new entrants into the labor market.

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Economy and Jobs Watch: Consumer Debt Increases, Savings Rate Down

While very recent economic news shows some long-overdue strength – gross domestic product grew at an 8.2% annual rate in the third quarter – mounting levels of both public and private debt remain a concern, both for the near future as well for the long-run health of the economy.

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Cost of Estate Tax Repeal

Nov 24, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Over 20 years, the repeal would cost $982 billion in lost revenues.

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Christian Science Monitor Article

Nov 24, 2003 by Guest Blogger

A recent article from the Christian Science Monitor describes the impact of proposed legislation (CARE act, and estate tax repeal) on charitable giving.

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The Fiscal Crisis Affecting the Nonprofit Sector

Nov 21, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Some charts from a recent presentation by Gary Bass:

The Fiscal Crisis Affecting the Nonprofit Sector (.doc)

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Watcher Articles

Nov 18, 2003 by Guest Blogger

OMB Watch - The Watcher - November 17, 2003 Vol.4 No.23 -

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Spending Cuts? What Spending Cuts?

The long-term picture for discretionary domestic spending looks grim.

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Economy and Jobs Watch: Taking the Long View

Current economic policy is becoming unsustainable. Current and projected federal deficits are reaching the point where many economic commentators worry about the long-run viability of current policy.

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Report from the Treasury Department "Death Tax" Roundtable

On Nov. 6 the Treasury Department hosted a “Roundtable on Jobs, Growth, and the Abolition of the Death Tax." There was surprisingly little substance discussed at this one-sided event – most participants opted to rehash old rhetoric opposing the estate tax. There was no new serious research discussed and no new data presented.

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Economy and Jobs Watch: Employment Positive, But Still Weak

October’s unemployment rate remains essentially unchanged from September’s 6.0 percent rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced last week. The labor market has improved slightly in recent months, posting employment gains of 126,000 jobs in October, and 125,000 in September.

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