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Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:09 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Off the Charts Blog Post: Kansas' Big and Damaging Tax Cut http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:09:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: After Welfare Reform, the Poorest Families Had More Trouble Paying Bills http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:41:14 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Testimony of LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. Vice President, Family Income Support Policy, Before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Hearing on "State TANF Spending and its Impact on Work Requirements" Good afternoon Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Doggett, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify on the relationship between TANF State maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirements and their interaction with work requirements. I am Vice President for Family Income Support Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Prior to coming to the Center two and a half years ago, I spent 16 years studying welfare programs, including the … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/tB73cKkCArs/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3780 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:19 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3780 Off the Charts Blog Post: Light at the End of the Tunnel for State and Local Pensions? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:25 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: North Dakota's Risky Bet to Replace Property Taxes With Oil Revenues http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:31 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 North Dakota's Measure 2: High Risk For Little Reward A proposal on the June 12 primary ballot would amend North Dakota's constitution to ban property taxes, a highly imprudent experiment that would fail to maximize the benefits of today's oil-driven economic boom to improve the state for future generations. The list of dangers posed by Measure 2 is long. It would: Lock North Dakota into a course of action that is uncharted and risky. No state has ever placed a constitutional ban on property taxes or otherwise permanently eliminated … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/nuzrwjxnx0A/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3776 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:14 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3776 North Dakota's Measure 2 is Reckless and Misguided A proposal to amend North Dakota's constitution to ban property taxes would lock North Dakota into a risky, uncharted course of action and leave the state's schools at the mercy of the highly volatile oil industry, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, DC-based policy research institution. "North Dakota has the opportunity to build upon today's oil-driven economic boom to create a strong economy and quality of life for future … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/k-zZtn7-5bw/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3777 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:54:13 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3777 Off the Charts Blog Post: The Myth of the Overpaid Public Worker, Again http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:43:14 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Costly Tax Plan Advances in Kansas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:22:56 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 What if Chairman Ryan's Medicaid Block Grant Had Taken Effect in 2001? House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposal to convert Medicaid to a block grant, which the House recently passed as part of Chairman Ryan’s overall budget plan, would have cut federal Medicaid funds to most states by more than 35 percent by 2010 — and to several of them by more than 50 percent — if it had been in effect starting in 2001. Every state would have received substantially less from the federal government than it actually received under current law, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/3zf6LwQGpk4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3751 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:02 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3751 Off the Charts Blog Post: States Leaning Heavily on Spending Cuts to Balance Budgets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:23:41 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: The House Considers Food Stamps and Taxes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:56:40 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Out of Balance The state budget gaps of the last five years led to $290 billion in cuts to public services and $100 billion in tax and fee increases. Those actions lengthened the recession and delayed the recovery. Because spending reductions were dominant, hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost; undermining education, health care and other state priorities, which likely will cause future economic harm to states. Federal aid mitigated the harmful effects of the spending cuts in the early … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/5PZi3i33wFA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3747 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:52:30 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3747 Off the Charts Blog Post: A Guide to Understanding U.S. Taxes in One Place http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:33:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Thinking About Tax Policy, Part 5: Three Good First Steps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:23:16 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Myths on Spending, Debt, and Taxes Fuel Ryan Vision http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:22:38 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:24:29 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Bipartisan Effort to Help Low-Income Families Work Toward Middle Class Falters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:57:53 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in 2011 Summary The successful bipartisan effort over the last two decades to reduce state income taxes on working-poor families has stalled and is in danger of reversing. No new states exempted working-poor families of four from income taxes in 2011, and in almost all of the 15 states where such families still pay income taxes, they saw their income taxes increase. Taxing the incomes of working-poor families runs counter to decades of efforts by policymakers across the political spectrum to … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/eXcEzd_I4jc/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3740 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:38:46 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3740 Press Release: Hawaii Among Worst States in Nation on Taxing the Working Poor Unlike most states, Hawaii taxes working-poor families deeper into poverty, and it charges them higher tax bills than all but four other states, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Hawaii should help working families work toward the middle class rather than undermine their efforts with steep tax bills," said Phil Oliff, policy analyst at the Center and co-author of the report. "When people strive to better themselves and the lives of their … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/Avao4b_Zr0k/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3741 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:54:24 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3741 Off the Charts Blog Post: Hard for States to Follow Texas' Footsteps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:46:28 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The Texas Economic Model: Hard for Other States to Follow and Not All It Seems Whatever its boosters may say, Texas is not a helpful model for economic growth for the rest of the country. True, the number of people and jobs in Texas has been expanding, causing other states to wonder whether Texas holds important lessons for state policies that can generate similar growth elsewhere. The answer is no. Texas has unique geographic and demographic characteristics that have helped lift its economy in recent years. Its border location encourages trade and immigration and … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/agS7LOcAdOE/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3739 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:42:53 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3739 Off the Charts Blog Post: Tax Foundation's State “Tax Freedom Days” No More Valid than the Federal Version http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:20:14 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households' Tax Burdens The Tax Foundation released its annual “Tax Freedom Day” report today that, once again, leaves a strikingly misleading impression of tax burdens — announcing an “average” tax rate across the United States that’s likely higher than the tax rate that 80 percent of U.S. households actually pay. To project the day when Americans will have “earned enough money to pay this year’s tax obligations at the federal, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/QT7J52lknt8/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3738 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:55:02 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3738 Off the Charts Blog Post: What's Wrong with the Tax Foundation's “Tax Freedom Day” report? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-StateBudgetAndTax/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:59:54 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184