Federal Budget and Taxes

Tax Wealth the Same as Work: The Buffett Rule Makes Tax System More Fair

April 16, 2012

The Buffett Rule would reduce the number of millionaires who pay a lower effective tax rate than many middle-class Americans.

Tax Day Resources: What Our Taxes Support and How to Make Them Fairer

April 12, 2012

As the deadline for filing state and federal tax returns approaches, we have put together the following resources to help you understand what your tax dollars support. We also highlight reports and educational materials on closing tax loopholes and improving overall tax fairness.

Tax Day Resources: A Fresh Perspective on How We Think About Taxes

April 15, 2011

As the deadline for filing state and federal tax returns approaches, we have put together a resource page to provide a fresh perspective on how we think about taxes.

Close the Loopholes: Pennsylvania Needs Fair Taxes

April 15, 2011

Many Pennsylvanians will grumble this week as they race to file their tax returns on time. Others will be laughing all the way to the bank. In a recent op-ed, PBPC Director Sharon Ward writes the time has come to close tax loopholes and end special interest tax breaks.

Top 10 Tax Stats from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

April 15, 2011

With the April 18 tax filing deadline fast approaching, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities assembled the following charts to provide a big-picture look at the U.S. tax system.

Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens

April 15, 2011

The Tax Foundation’s “Tax Freedom Day” report is plagued by serious methodological flaws. It is also misleading, presenting an average tax burden that is far more than what most Americans pay in federal taxes.

Demos' Taxes Matters Top 10 Stats

April 15, 2011

For the week ahead of Tax Day, Demos has been offering daily writings, infographics, and illustrations that provide a fresh perspective on how we think about taxes.

House Bill Means Fewer Children in Head Start, Less Help for Students to Attend College, Less Job Training, and Less Funding for Clean Water

March 9, 2011

Some 157,000 at-risk children up to age 5 could lose education, health, nutrition, and other services under Head Start, while funds for Pell Grants that help students go to college would fall by nearly 25 percent, under a bill passed by the U.S. House.

This Tax Day, Nearly All Working Pennsylvanians Are Paying Less

April 15, 2010

Today marks the annual income tax deadline, and nearly every working Pennsylvanian and working American is getting a tax cut, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.