CBPPs Guide to Understanding U.S. Taxes
With the April 18 tax filing deadline fast approaching, we thought it would be helpful to provide a big-picture look at the U.S. tax system by highlighting the following pieces. Top Ten Tax Charts View more Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families at Historically Low Levels By Chuck Marr and Gillian Brunet "Middle-income Americans are now paying federal taxes at or near historically low levels, according to the latest available data. Thats true whether it comes to their federal income taxes or their total federal taxes." View the full report: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3151 http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-14-10tax.pdf 3pp. Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go? "The federal government collects taxes in order to finance various public services. As policymakers and citizens weigh key decisions about revenues and expenditures, it is instructive to examine what the government does with the money it collects." View the full report: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1258 http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-14-08tax.pdf 4pp. Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go? "Given the unprecedented revenue shortfalls that states face due to the recession and its aftermath, policymakers continue to confront major choices about how to pay for important services now and in the future. To inform this crucial decision making, it is useful to examine where state tax dollars go as well as changing trends over time." View the full report: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2783 http://www.cbpp.org/files/policybasics-statetaxdollars.pdf 3pp. Contact Michelle Bazie Vice President for Communications Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 820 First Street, NE, Suite 510 Washington, DC 20002 [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
