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Housing insecurity is an ongoing issue for millions of American families. COVID-19 and its economic impact exacerbated an existing shortage of affordable housing that far predated the pandemic.
The possibility of raising the corporate tax rate has spurred a debate among economists and policymakers about the optimal corporate income tax rate to balance revenue generation and U.S. competitiveness.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/10/should-the-corporate-income-tax-rate-be-raised
In light of the growing urgency of the climate crisis, many lawmakers, advocacy groups, and American citizens are calling for the government to undertake policies to more comprehensively address climate change.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-a-carbon-tax-how-would-it-affect-the-economy
The U.S. has historically devoted a larger share of its economy to defense than other members of the G-7.
Democratic leaders this week for the first time revealed specific details for how they intend to pay for, or offset, the approximately $3.5 trillion of spending in their reconciliation bill.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/10/heres-how-democrats-would-pay-for-their-new-spending-proposals
A key part of the Biden administration’s policy agenda in 2021 relates to our nation’s energy policy, and in particular, there have been important debates among policymakers about how we use the tax code to incentivize economically and environmentally beneficial behavior.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2021, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
Corporate tax revenues are substantially lower than they were before the tax rate was reduced by the TCJA.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0304_corporate_tax_reduced_tcja
Most federal revenues come from individual income and payroll taxes