Apr 07 The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix By Elizabeth Shell I wrote yesterday about a chat with the former head of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, Martin Baily, now of the Brookings Institution. Most striking to me, was his suggestion that there could conceivably be an upside to… Continue reading
Mar 22 Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money By Elizabeth Shell Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate receipt.' The… Continue reading
Mar 22 Tool$ Tuesday: How the Government Spends Your Money By Elizabeth Shell By Elizabeth Shell Just in time for tax season: a tax receipt calculator that shows you how the U.S. federal government spends your taxes. It's easy to use: just enter your federal tax amount for 2010 and press 'calculate… Continue reading
Feb 28 Save the Pensions: Tax the Rich By Paul Solman EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public… Continue reading
Feb 28 Save the Pensions: Tax the Rich By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public Pensions." So,… Continue reading
Nov 30 Tool$ Tuesday | The Bush Tax Cuts By Paul Solman Today's Tool$ Tuesday is another look at how the tax cuts might be implemented. This Bush Tax Cut tool comes by way of the Tax Policy Center, a much-appreciated think tank in today's hyper-polarized environment. Continue reading
Nov 30 Tool$ Tuesday | The Bush Tax Cuts By Elizabeth Shell Today's Tool$ Tuesday is another look at how the tax cuts might be implemented. This Bush Tax Cut tool comes by way of the Tax Policy Center, a much-appreciated think tank in today's hyper-polarized environment. Continue reading
Nov 22 Small Business Owners and the Bush Tax Cut Debate: No Easy Answers By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush… Continue reading
Nov 22 Small Business Owners and the Bush Tax Cut Debate: No Easy Answers By Elizabeth Shell Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to protect small businesses. Can't the tax code be quickly and easily redesigned to allow small business income reported on an individual (personal)… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Deficit Plan Revives Debate on Spending Priorities Jeffrey Brown gets three perspectives on the bipartisan fiscal commission's recommendations to cut spending and change tax policy to combat the federal deficit. Continue watching