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NPP Intern
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Taxes & Revenue
Seemingly, corporations and the most wealthy have found a way to pay taxes on a regressive scale (the more you earn, the smaller percentage paid) within a progressive structure. But how?
By
Mattea Kramer
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
This year's Tax Day brings startling numbers about how tax loopholes allowed General Electric to avoid paying billions in taxes.
By
Robin Claremont
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Budget Process,
Taxes & Revenue
The average American taxpayer paid $11,715 in income taxes in 2013. Here's 13 surprising charts that show how the federal government spent those tax dollars.
By
Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
If you want a story about the illogic that rules Washington, look no further than this.
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Mattea Kramer
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Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
It's that time of year. Taxes are due on April 15. But where do our tax dollars actually go? Here's the answer.
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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Today we released The President's 2015 Budget in Pictures, a series of colorful charts telling the story of the priorities in the president's budget.
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Robin Claremont
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
Here are the five things you absolutely need to know about President Obama's proposal to spend $3.9 trillion in 2015
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Mattea Kramer
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Jasmine Tucker
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Jo Comerford
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue,
Transparency & Data
President Obama today released his $3.9 trillion fiscal 2015 budget proposal, a plan that includes new manufacturing institutes, job training, and the president’s signature initiative of universal pre-kindergarten education. Here are the highlgihts of what the budget contains.