Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
The Washington Post | If we need taxes, why not pollution taxes?
In case that graph's too tiny, America's way over there on the far left, getting slightly less than 3 percent of its revenue from measures to discourage pollution. The average industrialized country gets about 6 percent. That's mainly due to the [...]
NYTimes.com | Are Taxes in the U.S. High or Low?
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that federal taxes would consume just 14.8 percent of G.D.P. this year. The last year in which revenues were lower was 1950, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The postwar annual average is [...]
The Orange County Register | Taxes reach historic low
While Republican lawmakers appear unified against tax increases and many Tea Party activists want existing rates rolled back, statistics consistently show that federal taxes are at a historic low. For the past two years, a family of four earning the [...]
Boulder Looks to Play Defense in 2011 Legislature
The City of Boulder enjoyed substantial success in last year’s session of the Colorado General Assembly, Carl Castillo, policy advisor for the city asserted at a PLAN-Boulder County forum on January 14, but this year it will probably concentrate [...]
Reuters | Chart of the day: U.S. taxes
This chart should be ingrained in the mind of anybody who cares about fiscal policy. The main things to note: Federal taxes are the lowest in 60 years, which gives you a pretty good idea of why America’s long-term debt ratios are a big [...]
