The 2017 Trump Tax Law Was Skewed to the Rich, Expensive, and …
Jun 13, 2024 · To comply with congressional budget rules, Republicans could not make all of the 2017 law’s tax cuts permanent, so they prioritized making the less-popular corporate tax …
A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact …
Feb 13, 2023 · The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching 38 million people …
Chart Book: Tracking the Recovery From the Pandemic Recession
Apr 3, 2024 · Relief Legislation, Better Virus Control Key to Solid Jobs Recovery. Total nonfarm employment fell by 1.4 million jobs in March 2020 and a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, …
Policy Basics: Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
Oct 28, 2024 · Summary. Each year’s budget process in Congress requires, at a minimum, enactment of appropriations covering all discretionary programs. Congress is also likely to …
State Budgets Basics | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
May 24, 2022 · State budget decisions should matter to all of us. State budgets affect the quality of life of workers, families, and communities across the nation ― they decide the fate of roads, …
Policy Basics: Deficits, Debt, and Interest
Nov 20, 2024 · Deficits (or surpluses), debt, and interest are three central budget concepts. For any given year, the federal budget deficit is the amount of money the federal government …
Policy Basics: Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?
Jul 25, 2018 · Most State Dollars Go Toward Education and Health Care. Three areas of spending make up over half of state spending, on average: K-12 education. States are one of …
Policy Basics: Understanding the Social Security Trust Funds
Jul 24, 2024 · Few budgetary concepts generate as much unintended confusion and deliberate misinformation as the Social Security trust funds. The trust funds are invested in Treasury …
The Medicaid Coverage Gap: State Fact Sheets
Apr 3, 2024 · Over 1.6 million uninsured adults with low incomes are in the Medicaid coverage gap – unable to qualify for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace assistance because they …
Medicaid Expansion: Frequently Asked Questions
Jun 14, 2024 · Expansion is a good financial deal for states even without the added incentives from the American Rescue Plan. According to recent Urban Institute estimates that do not …