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• Nov. 10, 2009 - "Why the U.K. is attracting U.S. firms ," Marketplace, Morning Report
  Rosanne Altshuler begins speaking at 2 minutes, 57 seconds.
  Oil drilling company, Ensco International, says it's moving its headquarters from Texas to the United Kingdom. Why? Alisa Roth reports.

• October 24, 2009 - "National Public Radio , Weekend Edition
  Ted Gayer begins speaking at 2 minutes and 38 seconds.
  Existing home sales were up better than 9 percent in September. Last time home sales activity was this strong it was July 2007 - well before the recession hit. Both new and existing home sales are benefiting from a government program to give first-time buyers a big tax credit, but that credit is about to expire.

• October 5, 2009 - "The John Gambling Show , Newstalk Radio WOR710
  Roberton Williams is featured.
  Bob Williams discusses the projection that roughly 47% of households will not owe any federal income tax in 2009, something the Tax Policy Center reported in June.

• September 16, 2009 - "How Baucus's plan will help uninsured,"Marketplace, American Public Media
  William Gale begins speaking at 2 minutes, 13 seconds.
  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus released his plan to overhaul the health system. Tamara Keith reports on what the plan means for people who don't have insurance and the businesses that employ them.

• September 8, 2009 - "A way to make taxes less taxing,"Marketplace, American Public Media
  William Gale begins speaking at 0 minutes, 45 seconds.
  A group of tax experts has a few suggestions for President Obama's tax reform commission, including a form that would make the act of doing taxes a lot less complicated. John Dimsdale reports.

• August 18, 2009 - "New ideas to address long-term care,"Minnesota Public Radio
  Howard Gleckman begins speaking at 2 minutes, 13 seconds.
  Two experts who have researched health care and long-term care for the elderly and disabled join Midday to discuss what's available and who pays for it.

• August 7, 2009 - "Tax Hike? Some Say Now's The Time To Pounce?,"National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  William Gale begins speaking at 3 minutes, 36 seconds.
  The Obama administration did some quick backpedaling on taxes this week.It began when Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was asked if a middle-class tax hike might be necessary in order to control the ballooning deficit.

• August 3, 2009 - "Up Next, Middle Class Tax Cut?," Southern California Public Radio
  Special guest: Roberton Williams.
  After a round of interviews on weekend talk shows, President Obama's top economic advisors left open the possibility of increased income taxes for middle class Americans. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and National Economic Council Director Larry H. Summers refused to rule out the possibility of a middle class tax hike to reconcile the budget deficit, despite Obama's campaign promise not to raise any taxes for those making less than $250,000 per year. Are new taxes in store? Will higher income taxes slow economic recovery?

• August 3, 2009 - "Some States Cancel Sales Tax Holidays," National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  Kim Rueben begins speaking at 2 minutes, 57 seconds.
  Parents getting their kids ready to go back to school are getting a tax break in about one-third of the states. The sales-tax holidays cover items from clothing to sports equipment and computers. Some are questioning the wisdom of providing the tax breaks when so many states are cutting services and searching for ways to fill budget gaps, but the holidays are extremely popular with consumers.

• July 31, 2009 - "Demystifying the "Cadillac" health plan," Marketplace
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 13 minutes, 48 seconds.
  "Cadillac" or "gold-plated" insurance programs have come under fire in the Capitol Hill debate about health care. But just what do the plans cover and how do they work? Joel Rose reports.

• July 30, 2009 - "Taxing 'Cadillac' Health Plans has Widespread Effects," National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 1 minute, 13 seconds.
  Now one of the quickest ways to pay for a health care change would be to tax the most expensive health care plans. In fact, we're hearing elsewhere on today's program from a Democrat senator who wants to do just that: tax the Cadillac plans is the way they put it. The assumption is that would mean a tax on the rich, but that's not always true. NPR's Joseph Shapiro explains.

• July 24, 2009 - "$1 Trillion: What Does It Look Like?" National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  William Gale begins speaking at 0 minute, 52 seconds.
  The budget deficit and the financial bailout each are expected to be in the trillion-dollar range. Linda Wertheimer talks to Planet Money's David Kestenbaum about understanding just how much a trillion dollars really is.

• June 26, 2009 - "Budget Office Works Powerfully Behind the Scenes," National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  Robert Reischauer begins speaking at 1 minute, 17 seconds.
  The Senate Finance Committee has crafted a health care bill that won't add to the federal deficit, even though it's expected to cost a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. The senators went back to the drawing board after an even higher price tag was predicted by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO is playing a powerful role in shaping the health care debate.

• June 8, 2009 - "The Risks and Rewards of Taxing Health Benefits," National Public Radio, Morning Edition
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 1 minute, 16 seconds.
  For lawmakers looking for a way to fund a health care overhaul, employee benefits are a juicy target. Taxing those benefits could raise as much as $150 billion a year. But that's not what excites heath care economists: They say taxing benefits also could make the system work better.

• June 1, 2009 - "Why savings rate is at 14-year high," National Public Radio, Marketplace 
  Bill Gale begins speaking at 21 minutes, 49 seconds.
  So the administration is proposing sixty million in new tax increases over ten years. Some of that money will come from a limiting what they called loopholes in the estate tax let's talk more about this we are joined now by.

• May 12, 2009 - "Closing Estate Tax Loopholes," Fox Business News 
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 12 minutes, 30 seconds.
  The Obama administration reveals new details of its proposed changes to income tax rates and off-shore shelters. A look at the plans and what they may mean for tax payers and corporations.

• May 6, 2009 - "President Obama's Tax Policies," WAMU, The Diane Rehm Show 
  Rosanne Altshuler begins speaking at 12 minutes, 30 seconds.
  The Obama administration reveals new details of its proposed changes to income tax rates and off-shore shelters. A look at the plans and what they may mean for tax payers and corporations.

• May 6, 2009 - "Tax Reform?," WAMU, Kojo Nnamdi Show 
  Rosanne Altshuler begins speaking at 2 minutes, 10 seconds.
  As a candidate, President Obama promised a tax plan that would reduce taxes for some 95% of Americans. This week he announced a first leg of his plan -- closing some of the loopholes that permit American businesses who do work abroad from paying US taxes. What President Obama's first steps toward tax reform tell us about policy changes we can expect in the future.

• May 4, 2009 - "Obama announces plan to force corporations to pay fair share of taxes," Free Speech Radio News 
  Benjamin Harris begins speaking at 0 minutes, 42 seconds.
  Presiden Obama unveiled new proposals today that attempt to reign in corporate tax evasion and loopholes, but corporations are mounting their opposition.

• Apr. 16, 2009 - "Kids, Familes and Tax Policy: Best Friends Forever?," WAMU, Power Breakfast 
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 0 minutes, 43 seconds.
  Roberton Williams discusses the Urban Institute's April 16th Forum, Kids Familes and Tax Policy: Best Friends Forever?

• Mar. 25, 2009 - "Economist: Obama Sweeping Tax Reform Under Rug," NPR, Morning Edition 
  Rosanne Altshuler begins speaking at 0 minutes, 25 seconds.
  As the economic situation grows increasingly complex, experts weigh in on what's working, what's not and what's next. Steve Inskeep talks with economist Rosanne Altshuler, whose specialty is tax policy. The former senior staff economist for the last administration's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform says President Obama has been busy with health care and education reform but seems to have swept tax reform under the rug.

• Mar. 9, 2009 - "Income Redistribution: Basic Fairness of Class Warfare ," KCRW, To The Point 
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 8 minutes, 10 seconds.
  The Obama budget and tax plan would shift America's wealth from the top down. Is it time to close the gap between rich and poor or would increased taxes stifle growth by removing incentives for the wealthy to keep on working? Are there other causes of income inequality? Also, as promised, Obama's turnaround on stem-cell research. On Reporter's Notebook, are the days of giving defense contractors a blank check really over?

• Feb. 27, 2009 - "Can Small Biz Owners Dodge New Tax," Marketplace
  Rosanne Altshuler begins speaking at 3 minutes, 04 seconds.
  President Obama wants to finance health care reform by rolling back tax cuts and deductions for people earning more than $250,000. Mitchell Hartman reports whether that tax increase will punish small businesses.

• Feb. 4, 2009 - "Where stimulus money will go first," NPR, Morning Report
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 6 minutes, 06 seconds.
  The economic stimulus package is working its way through the Senate to the president's desk. Once signed, who will be the first to receive aid? John Dimsdale reports low-income Americans may be among the first recipients.

• Jan. 30, 2009 - "In 2006, Rich Earned More, Paid Less Tax.," NPR, All things considered
  William Gale begins speaking at 0 minutes, 41 seconds.
  In 2006, the 400 richest Americans had an average income of $263 million, a 23 percent jump over the previous year, the Internal Revenue Service says. That same year, the very wealthy paid, on average, an effective tax rate of 17 percent — the lowest in 15 years.

• Jan. 7, 2009 - "U.S. business plans for stimulus.," Marketplace, Morning Report
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 4 minutes, 33 seconds.
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issues a report today on the state of American business. The Chamber has its own changes that it wants to see in the economic stimulus plan. John Dimsdale explores a few of them.

• Nov. 5, 2008 - "What Obama can do to create jobs ," Marketplace, Morning Report
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 6 minutes, 23 seconds.
  Throughout the campaign, voters voiced concern about jobs and rising unemployment. Nancy Marshall Genzer looks at what the Obama administration might do to help create employment opportunities.

• Oct. 19, 2008 - "McCain Defends Territory In Va., N.C. ," NPR, Weekend Edition
  TPC mentioned at 1 minutes, 26 seconds.
  According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, 80 percent of Americans would have more after-tax income under Obama's plan, while the wealthiest 20 percent would have more under McCain's policy. McCain complains that some of those who would benefit from Obama's proposal make too little to pay any income tax now, even thought they are subject to payroll taxes.

• Oct. 16, 2008 - "Obama Tax May Not Hit 'Joe The Plumber' Hard," NPR, All Things Considered
  William Gale begins speaking at 1 minutes, 30 seconds.
  An Ohio plumber named Joe Wurzelbacher has been cited by the McCain campaign as the type of person who could be hurt by Barack Obama's tax plans. Wurzelbacher is hoping to buy a plumbing company he works for and that could put his income above $250,000. But he could make many business deductions before reaching that threshold and even if he exceeds it, he probably wouldn't face a major tax bite.

• Oct. 13, 2008 - "Top earners react to tax plans," Minnesota Public Radio, Campaign 2008
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 1 minutes, 31 seconds.
  John McCain and Barack Obama both have big plans for the federal tax code. But the biggest difference between them involves what happens to families who make more than $250,000 dollars a year. Obama would raise their income taxes. McCain wouldn't.

• Oct. 11, 2008 - "Voters Take Measure Of Candidates' Tax Plans," NPR, All Things Considered
  Roberton Williams mentioned at 1 minutes, 44 seconds.
  The tax proposals of presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama are markedly different. So NPR asked Roberton Williams of the Tax Policy Center to assess the financial situations of three voters from different income levels to see how their taxes would change under each plan. The voters then spoke with NPR's Andrea Seabrook about their reactions to the candidates' proposals.

• Oct. 7, 2008 - "McCain and Obama on Healthcare Reform," WAMU, The Diane Rehm Show
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 7 minutes, 32 seconds.
  A detailed look at the healthcare reform proposals of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

• Oct. 5, 2008 - "Candidates' promises could fall with economy," Minnesota Public Radio
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 1 minute, 03 seconds.
  The Wall Street bailout has put the country deeper in debt, and recent unemployment numbers show the nation sliding into a possible recession. Whoever is elected president in November will be inheriting a struggling economy.

• Aug. 29, 2008 - "Looking At the 5% Who Won't Get Obama Tax Cut," NPR, All Things Considered
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 1 minute, 00 second.
  In his acceptance speech Friday, Democrat Barack Obama said he would cut taxes for 95 percent of all working families. Len Burman, director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, says the other 5 percent includes the top two tax brackets.

• Aug. 28, 2008 - "In Swing-State Tour, Democrats To Target Economy," NPR, All Things Considered
  · TPC Mentioned at 1 minute and 45 seconds.
  · Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will be a mile high Thursday night when he addresses tens of thousands of Democratic Party faithful in Denver. After the convention, though, he and running mate Sen. Joseph Biden could face a tougher audience.

• Aug. 13, 2008 - "The National Debt," WAMU, The Diane Rehm Show
  Roberton Williams begins speaking at 6 minutes, 54 seconds.
  The official national debt of the United States is close to $9.6 trillion, but when the cost of unfunded entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid are included, the total is a staggering $53 trillion: what our government owes to whom and why we should care. Guests: David Walker, CEO, Peter G Peterson Foundation; Stephen Moore, member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board and former President of the Club for Growth; and former U.S. Comptroller General Roberton Williams, principal research associate, the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution.

• Jul. 28, 2008 - "State Budgets In A Declining Economy," WAMU, The Diane Rehm Show
  Kim Rueben begins speaking at 2 minutes, 33 seconds.
  Guest host Steve Roberts and a panel of experts and legislators discuss the impact of the country's economic downturn on states' budgets.

• Jul. 25, 2008 - "Ill., Calif. Sue Countrywide, ,"NPR, All Things Considered, NPR, All Things Considered
  Kim Rueben begins speaking at 2 minutes, 55 seconds.
  Illinois and California have sued Countrywide Financial, one of the country's largest mortgage lenders. The suits against the company and its chief executive come on the same day Countrywide shareholders approved a takeover by Bank of America.

• Jul. 24, 2008 - "Comparing The Candidates' Tax Proposals," NPR, Fresh Air on WHYY
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 0 minutes, 54 seconds.
  They have just issued their revised report, "An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plan." The report is a combined effort of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution.

• Jun. 13, 2008 - "Candidates Strongly Differ on How to Tax the Rich," NPR, All Things Considered
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 1 minute, 05 seconds.
  According to an independent analysis of their plans by the Tax Policy Center in Washington both would cut taxes overall. The analysis concludes that McCain’s cuts would primarily go to high-income Americans, while Obama’s would favor low- and middle-income households.

• Apr. 29, 2008 - "Analyzing Proposed Gas Tax Holiday," NPR, All Things Considered
  Leonard Burman begins speaking at 0 minute, 34 seconds.
  Republican presidential candidate John McCain is advocating a gas tax moratorium between Memorial Day and Labor Day to help ease the burden of high gas prices. But how would a gas tax holiday work? And would it help? Leonard Burman, director of the Tax Policy Center, a non-partisan think tank, talks with Melissa Block.

• Jan. 24, 2004 - "Cutting the Deficit: A Closer Look," NPR, All Things Considered
  William Gale begins speaking at 5 minutes, 38 seconds.
  President Bush proposed a number of domestic programs in his State of the Union speech this past week, while promising to move toward a reduction in the deficit. How will that work? NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

• Jan. 15, 2004 - "Hot Button Issue: Taxes," NPR, All Things Considered
  William Gale begins speaking at 0 minute, 56 seconds.
  Tax cuts were promised when George W. Bush ran for president in 2000, and tax cuts were delivered as soon as Bush took office. Most economists think they've helped the economy rebound, but many also question how long the benefits will last -- and what the eventual price might be. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on how tax cuts will be a hot button issue in the 2004 elections.

• Jan. 15, 2004 - "Congressional Budget Office to Boost Deficits," NPR, All Things Considered
  William Gale begins speaking at 3 minutes, 31 seconds.
  NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the Congressional Budget Office is expected to boost its estimate of the federal government's budget deficit when it reports to Congress today. The CBO had previously set the deficit for the current fiscal year at $199 billion, but may increase that estimate by as much as $30 billion. One analyst said, "We're now looking at deficits that will be large for the next five-to-10 years, and gargantuan thereafter."