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There Are Ways Congress Could Better Target A New Round of Pandemic Relief Payments

January 26, 2021 –
Congressional Republicans and some Democrats are urging lawmakers to better target President Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan for new pandemic relief. And they are right: It...
Individual Taxes

A Tax Credit to Fix Capitalism

January 21, 2021 –
Capitalism produces a dizzying array of products and, in the process, generates an enormous amount of wealth. But capitalism creates a problem in that the...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Delicate Deficit Dance That May Define Biden’s Presidency

January 20, 2021 –
It was fascinating to watch Treasury-secretary designate Janet Yellen and several Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee dance their delicate deficit dance at Yellen’s...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Much Has the Pandemic Affected President-elect Biden’s Opportunity to Chart a New Course?

January 19, 2021 –
Largely as a consequence of the pandemic, trillions of dollars have been flowing out of the Treasury’s coffers. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the...

Biden's Huge Pandemic Relief Plan Would Cut Taxes for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

January 15, 2021 –
President-elect Joe Biden proposed a new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan last night that would substantially cut taxes for low- and moderate-income households, especially those...
State and Local Issues

Congress Can Help State and Local Governments Prepare for a Rainy Day Without Repealing the SALT Cap

January 14, 2021 –
With Joe Biden in the White House and narrow control of the Congress, Democrats are likely to try to restore the full state and local...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What Will a Narrow Democratic Congress Mean for Joe Biden’s Tax Agenda?

January 6, 2021 –
With improbable Democratic wins in both Georgia Senate runoff elections, President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity to govern with a congressional majority—though one that will...
Federal Budget and Economy

Why Are Dependents Over Age 16 Still Ineligible for Economic Impact Payments?

January 6, 2021 –
Over 20 million people—dependents who are college students, adults with disabilities, or elderly parents cared for by their adult children—were missed when calculating economic impact payments not once, but twice. Why?
Federal Budget and Economy

Would Stimulus Payments Have Been Bigger If Trump And Democrats Called Them Tax Relief?

January 5, 2021 –
One of the very oddest things about the bizarre debate over whether to increase the latest round of direct government payments from $600 per person...
Individual Taxes

Families Can Use the Child Care Tax Credit to Pay for Informal Day Care, But the System Can Be Improved

December 30, 2020 –
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of child care.
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State Revenue Forecasts Before COVID-19 and Directions Forward

Lucy Dadayan
April 2, 2020

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