Last year, 66 percent of the cuts in House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget were to low-income programs. This year, the proportion hitting the poor rose to 69 percent, as estimated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Its largesse, on the other hand, flows disproportionately to millionaires, to corporations, and to Read More »
Last year, 66 percent of the cuts in House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget were to low-income programs. This year, the proportion hitting the poor rose to 69 percent, as estimated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Its largesse, on the other hand, flows disproportionately to millionaires, to corporations, and to Read More »
Sadly, it’s not an April Fool’s Joke. Today, April 1, for the fourth time in as many years, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has released a budget that slashes deeply the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other low-income programs. Read More »
Tax day is always a busy day for the tax hysteric crowd: the folks who think it is outrageous that we tax people to pay for things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and infrastructure. Read More »
On April 7, after three earlier failed attempts, the Senate passed the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 (H.R. 3979) to restore unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed. The vote was 59-38. Six Republican Senators including Ayotte (NH), Collins (ME), Heller (NV), Kirk (IL), Murkowski (AK) and Portman (OH) joined Democrats and Independents in Read More »
Tax day is always a busy day for the tax hysteric crowd: the folks who think it is outrageous that we tax people to pay for things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and infrastructure. Read More »
Rising economic inequality is a growing concern for many Americans. The widening gap between those at the top and bottom of the income scale is pushing decision makers to consider policy solutions that can begin to address these inequities. Read More »
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Latest Edition: April 14, 2014
Read articles from the April 14th edition including articles on the Ryan budget, unemployment insurance, appropriations, tax extenders, and the Paycheck Fairness Act. Read More »
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