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Restoring Highway Solvency with New Revenue Sources
As we approach the twin deadlines to reauthorize surface transportation spending and shore up the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), policymakers should note...
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Restoring Highway Solvency by Increasing Current Revenue
Without a fix soon, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) will run out of money this summer, slowing down infrastructure projects across the nation. Our recent...
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Murphy-Corker: A Responsible Solution for Highways and an Irresponsible One for Tax Extenders
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) announced a proposal this week to close the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) shortfall by increasing the...
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Repatriation Tax Holiday Doesn't Work As a Highway Trust Fund Offset
With the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) running low and the threat of disrupting highway construction later this summer, lawmakers are scrambling to come up...
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Social Security's Worsening Financial Picture Since 2011
We have already shown how both federal health care spending and revenue projections have been revised downward by $900 billion and $4.2 trillion...
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The $4.2 Trillion Drop in Revenue Projections
As we explained last week, health care spending is growing more slowly, which is great news for the federal budget. Spending has been revised downward...
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Understanding the Difference Between Temporary and Permanent in Budget Scoring
This week, Congress will continue to deliberate if and how to continue the “ tax extenders” which expired at the end of 2013. In doing so, both the...
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Ways & Means Considers Extending Business Tax Breaks
The House and Senate appear to be taking different approaches to the " tax extenders" which expired at the end of 2013. Whereas the Senate Finance...
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Club for Growth: Quit Renewing the 'Temporary' Tax Breaks
In the Wall Street Journal today, Chris Chocola of the right-leaning Club for Growth called for Congress not to renew the expired "tax extenders."...
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Tax Day 2014: Ten Charts to Explain our Federal Tax System
In honor of tax day, CRFB released its Tax Day 2014 chartbook yesterday, with ten charts (and one table) that explain federal taxes – who pays them...
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Happy Tax Day!
Happy Tax Day! CRFB has produced a number of analyses and blog posts on tax issues since last year's filing deadline, from our report on House Ways &...
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Extending Tax Breaks Would Squander Fiscal Cliff Revenue
After allowing taxes to rise on the highest 1 percent of earners at the beginning of last year, many Democrats patted themselves on the back for...