Revenue & Spending

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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Towards a Long-Term Proactive Tax and Budget Campaign

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

In December 2003, OMB Watch released a paper citing the need for a proactive initiative promoting long-term action on federal tax and budget issues - to push for what we as a community want in federal tax and budget policy. We used this paper as a tool to begin discussions with a variety of people and groups.

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Estate Tax Reform Principles

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

The Americans for a Fair Estate Tax coalition recently issued a statement of principles on estate tax reform.

See Estate Tax Principles for the statement; and see FairEstateTax.org for more information on the estate tax.

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Watcher Newsletter - April 7

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

OMB Watch - The Watcher - April 5, 2004 Vol.5, No.7 -

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Who Pays What Taxes?

Two new reports highlight just who is paying taxes. One report shows 61 percent of U.S. controlled corporations paid no taxes between 1996 and 2000.

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Office of Management and Budget May Be the Only Government Programs' Evaluator

First, GPRA, then PART, and now PAR - government performance measures continue to multiply. More alarming is their morphing from bipartisan efforts that had a role for both the executive and legislative branches; to performance measures dictated by the executive branch in order to control spending to support political objectives.

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No Budget Resolution

Whether or not tax cuts must be offset - that is the question.

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Economy and Jobs Watch: Jobs finally rebound, but remain 6.6 million below trend; unemployment rise

The economy added 308,000 new jobs in March, announced the Labor Department on Friday. The strong jobs number came largely due to the service sector which added 230,000 new jobs, while the manufacturing sector continues to struggle with no net new jobs in March.

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OMNIBUS APPROPRIATION BILL AS FIRST CHOICE, NOT LAST RESORT?

Usually, an omnibus appropriations bill is a last resort. This year it may be the first choice.

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Comparison of House and Senate Budget Plans

The budget resolution plan passed by the House Budget Committee is far worse than the Senate plan. Nevertheless, the "fiscal discipline" of both plans is based on huge cuts in domestic spending for programs and services that most Americans value in order to extend tax cuts to wealthier Americans.

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Towards a Proactive Long-Term Federal Tax and Budget Initiative

In December 2003, OMB Watch released a paper citing the need for a proactive initiative promoting long-term action on federal tax and budget issues - to push for what we as a community want in federal tax and budget policy. We used this paper as a tool to begin discussions with a variety of people and groups.

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

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

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

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

Towards a Long-Term Proactive Tax and Budget Campaign

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

Estate Tax Reform Principles

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

Watcher Newsletter - April 7

Apr 7, 2004 by Guest Blogger

Who Pays What Taxes?

Office of Management and Budget May Be the Only Government Programs' Evaluator

No Budget Resolution

Economy and Jobs Watch: Jobs finally rebound, but remain 6.6 million below trend; unemployment rise

OMNIBUS APPROPRIATION BILL AS FIRST CHOICE, NOT LAST RESORT?

Comparison of House and Senate Budget Plans

Towards a Proactive Long-Term Federal Tax and Budget Initiative

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Living in the Shadow of Danger: Poverty, Race, and Unequal Chemical Facility Hazards

A Tale of Two Retirements: One for CEOs and One for the Rest of Us

Blowing Smoke: Chemical Companies Say “Trust Us,” But Environmental and Workplace Safety Violations Belie Their Rhetoric

Gasping for Support: Implementation of Tougher Air Quality Standards Will Require New Funds for State Agencies

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Living in the Shadow of Danger: State Scorecards

Living in the Shadow of Danger: Poverty, Race, and Unequal Chemical Facility Hazards

A Tale of Two Retirements: One for CEOs and One for the Rest of Us