Federal Budget Policy

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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Kyl - Sense of the Senate

Nov 13, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Senator Kyl has introduced a sense of the Congress resolution SJ Res 21 on October 23rd supporting the extension of estate tax repeal from 2010 until it is permanently repealed. Quoting the resolution:

"That it is the sense of Congress that the number of years during which the death tax under subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed should be extended, pending the permanent repeal of the death tax."

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Media Alert

Nov 13, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Here is the press release from AFET concerning the release of a new reseach report from OMB Watch.

Download related materials (studies, factsheet, etc.)

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NPP Report

Nov 13, 2003 by Guest Blogger

The Natinal Priorities Project recently released illustrations of the cost of an estate tax repeal broken down by state.

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Appropriations Mess

Nov 10, 2003 by Guest Blogger

While some lawmakers appear to be optimistic about finishing appropriations before thanksgiving, many observers are not encouraged.

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Bequest to NPR

Nov 6, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Another example of large bequest giving...

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Estate tax media statement

Nov 5, 2003 by Guest Blogger

I would like to thank everyone here for coming out to talk about a very important issue, the estate tax.

Today, I would like to talk about the current status of estate tax law and pending legislation; as well as some new research that measures what effect a repeal might have on charitable giving.

As you probably know, current estate tax allows people to deduct charitable donations from their estate, allowing them to reduce their tax burden. If you remove this incentive to give to charity, you will reduce the amount of charitable giving in this country.

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US borrowing at record rates

Nov 4, 2003 by Guest Blogger

Nothing new here... it's amazing that just a few years ago the Federal Reserve was trying to figure out what to do once all the debt was bought back!

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Economy and Jobs Watch: GDP Update

Total output as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 7.2% in the third quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last Thursday.

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