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Apr 14, 2021
What is Inflation and Why Does it Matter?
Here’s an overview of inflation, why it matters, and how it’s managed.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-inflation-and-why-does-it-matter
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Apr 13, 2021
What Is the Child Tax Credit?
The child tax credit (CTC) is a measure administered though the tax code that is designed to make raising children more affordable by easing the financial burden faced by families.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-child-tax-credit
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Apr 12, 2021
What Is the Earned Income Tax Credit?
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty. It was first enacted in 1975 on a temporary basis amid broader debates about welfare reform and had the primary goal of encouraging people to obtain employment.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-earned-income-tax-credit
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Apr 8, 2021
Payroll Taxes: What Are They and What Do They Fund?
Most working Americans are subject to payroll taxes, which are usually deducted automatically from an employee’s paycheck. Employers are also often subject to these types of taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-payroll-taxes
Blog Posts
Apr 6, 2021
The United States Forgoes Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Each Year Due to Unpaid Taxes
Cracking down on the tax gap would not only introduce more fairness into the system, but it could be a big help for our nation’s fiscal imbalance — to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars every year.
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Apr 6, 2021
Budget Basics: Who Pays Taxes?
The fairness of our federal tax system is a hotly debated issue. Too often, however, those debates confuse or misrepresent important facts because they focus on one type of tax in isolation rather than the various taxes that people face in aggregate.
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Apr 5, 2021
How is the Government Supporting Small Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
America’s small businesses have been severely impacted by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic — and lawmakers have focused a significant part of federal relief on helping this critical part of our economy.
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Apr 5, 2021
March Showed Positive Signs for the Labor Market Recovery
There were 916,000 jobs added in March, which suggests that the labor market recovery is accelerating. However, the unemployment rate remains high, especially for non-white workers.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/04/march-showed-positive-signs-for-the-labor-market-recovery
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Apr 1, 2021
Long-Term Unemployment Has Quadrupled, and That's a Problem for the Economy
The number of individuals experiencing long-term unemployment (lasting 27 weeks or longer) has quadrupled during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Mar 16, 2021
It’s Been 28 Years Since We Last Raised the Gas Tax, and Its Purchasing Power Has Eroded
The decline in purchasing power has important implications for the federal budget and our nation’s infrastructure, and has led some to call for a new effort to address the gas tax.