Addressing Tax System Failings That Favor Billionaires and Corporations ReportSeptember 3, 2021 Addressing Tax System Failings That Favor Billionaires and Corporations Biden’s Build Back Better plan addresses key failings of the U.S. tax system that let the wealthy and corporations avoid paying their fair share; Congress can and should do even more. Sep 3, 2021 Seth Hanlon, Galen Hendricks
The Trump Tax Cuts Led to Record-Low, Not High, Revenues Outside of a Recession ArticleAugust 28, 2024 The Trump Tax Cuts Led to Record-Low, Not High, Revenues Outside of a Recession Federal revenues lag far behind pre-tax cut budget projections. Aug 28, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Brendan Duke, Jessica Vela
Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year ArticleJuly 31, 2024 Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year Far-right plans, endorsed by Project 2025’s authors, to increase the full retirement age would cut benefits for nearly three-quarters of Americans and threaten low- and moderate-income workers with economic insecurity once they leave the workforce. Jul 31, 2024 Kyle Ross
Any Budget Deal Should Preserve Parity ArticleJuly 1, 2024 Any Budget Deal Should Preserve Parity As Congress renegotiates the budget levels for fiscal year 2025, it should match every additional dollar of defense investment with an equal amount of nondefense spending. Jul 1, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit ArticleJune 27, 2024 The Inflation Reduction Act Still Reduces the Deficit Higher clean energy tax credit costs mean they are working better than expected. Jun 27, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Brendan Duke
A Senate Republican Defense Proposal Would Balloon Military Funding by Roughly $6 Trillion ArticleJune 11, 2024 A Senate Republican Defense Proposal Would Balloon Military Funding by Roughly $6 Trillion Sen. Wicker’s plan would nearly double defense funding, draining away resources from other U.S. priorities. Jun 11, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? ReportJune 5, 2024 What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? Because most of the Bush-era tax cuts were permanently extended, the United States is projected to have the debt ratio rise indefinitely. Closing this fiscal gap would require decreasing primary deficits by 2.1 percentage points of GDP, on average. Jun 5, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade ArticleMay 8, 2024 Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade Permanently extending the Trump tax cuts would cost $400 billion per year and give the largest tax cut to extremely rich households. May 8, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
CBO’s Long-Term Projections of the Primary Deficit Fell Each Year of the Biden Administration ArticleApril 4, 2024 CBO’s Long-Term Projections of the Primary Deficit Fell Each Year of the Biden Administration The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) long-term projections of the primary deficit and debt decreased sharply during the Biden administration. Apr 4, 2024 Bobby Kogan
5 Immediate Effects of a Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government on March 2 ArticleFebruary 28, 2024 5 Immediate Effects of a Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government on March 2 Here are five ways that a partial shutdown of the federal government could immediately affect you if Congress does not make its March 1 deadline. Feb 28, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
The Schumer-Johnson Budget Deal, Explained ArticleFebruary 6, 2024 The Schumer-Johnson Budget Deal, Explained Under the tight caps in the budget agreement, Congress should be able to meet the nation’s highest priorities, but the federal government would provide a lower level of services and benefits than it did in fiscal year 2023. Feb 6, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jean Ross
The budget process isn’t broken: The problem is politics In the NewsJanuary 24, 2024 The budget process isn’t broken: The problem is politics Bobby Kogan writes in The Hill about why the budget process doesn't need to be altered. Jan 24, 2024 The Hill Bobby Kogan
5 Immediate Effects of a January 20 Partial Shutdown ArticleJanuary 17, 2024 5 Immediate Effects of a January 20 Partial Shutdown Here are five ways that a January 20 partial shutdown of the federal government could immediately affect you. Jan 17, 2024 Jessica Vela, Bobby Kogan
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown ArticleJanuary 10, 2024 1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown As the U.S. Congress continues negotiations to pass a federal budget, active-duty service members and their families are once again left wondering if they will pay the price for extremist House Republicans’ political maneuvers. Jan 10, 2024 Rudy deLeon, Laura Kilbury, Kyle Peterson
Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight In the NewsDecember 6, 2023 Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Bobby Kogan testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight about the federal debt. Dec 6, 2023 House Ways and Means Committee Bobby Kogan
House Republicans: It’s time to finally get serious about appropriations In the NewsDecember 2, 2023 House Republicans: It’s time to finally get serious about appropriations In The Hill, Bobby Kogan writes about why jumping from continuing resolution to continuing resolution is a bad idea for funding the federal government. Dec 2, 2023 The Hill Bobby Kogan
How George W. Bush and Donald Trump broke America’s tax system In the NewsOctober 27, 2023 How George W. Bush and Donald Trump broke America’s tax system In an op-ed published by MSNBC, Bobby Kogan argues that tax cuts are the reason the federal deficit has grown despite a strong economy. Oct 27, 2023 MSNBC Bobby Kogan
The House Republican Study Committee Budget Proposes Harsh Changes to Social Security ArticleSeptember 22, 2023 The House Republican Study Committee Budget Proposes Harsh Changes to Social Security The proposal would raise the retirement age for full Social Security benefits to 69. Sep 22, 2023 Alan Cohen
What Happens During a Government Shutdown? ArticleSeptember 21, 2023 What Happens During a Government Shutdown? Learn how a government shutdown affects you. Sep 21, 2023 Bobby Kogan
House Republican Appropriations Proposal Breaks the Debt Limit Deal ReportSeptember 6, 2023 House Republican Appropriations Proposal Breaks the Debt Limit Deal The Senate’s bipartisan appropriations bills protect key priorities, while the House Republican appropriators’ proposal would set the United States on a path toward shutdown. Sep 6, 2023 Bobby Kogan, Jean Ross
House Bill Would Slash Business Taxes and Undermine Efforts To Stem Profit Shifting ArticleJune 20, 2023 House Bill Would Slash Business Taxes and Undermine Efforts To Stem Profit Shifting A new House Republican proposal would cut business taxes, expanding the primary cause of the nation’s increasing debt ratio. Jun 20, 2023 Jean Ross
Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee In the NewsMay 18, 2023 Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee Bobby Kogan testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee about the national debt. May 18, 2023 the Senate Budget Committee Bobby Kogan
Budget Caps Are Budget Cuts ArticleApril 24, 2023 Budget Caps Are Budget Cuts The House Republican proposal to cap discretionary funding would lead to deep programmatic cuts, slashing funding by nearly 60 percent within a decade. Apr 24, 2023 Bobby Kogan
Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio ReportMarch 27, 2023 Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio Without the Bush and Trump tax cuts, debt as a percentage of the economy would be declining permanently. Mar 27, 2023 Bobby Kogan
Congress Must Raise the Debt Ceiling ArticleMarch 22, 2023 Congress Must Raise the Debt Ceiling Failure to increase the debt ceiling would have a catastrophic impact on the economy and federal programs. Mar 22, 2023 Jean Ross
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