Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Biden Urged to Withdraw All Medicaid Work Requirements Approved by Trump

Cara Stewart, a legal advocate opposing Medicaid work requirements, comforts Pauline Creech in Covington, Kentucky on January 15, 2018. Creech is concerned that, between her disability and her frequent doctor's appointments for cancer treatments, she won't be able to meet the work requirement of 80 hours per month. (Photo: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Happy Labor Day: Trump Floats Tax Cut Called 'Pure Giveaway to Wealthy'

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Apart from just sending millionaires checks, it's hard to think of a tax cut more targeted to the ultra-rich."

GOP Passes Budget for 1%, But Progressive Vision Shines

Jon Queally, staff writer

Declaring that it's possible to reduce inequality, create jobs, make crucial investments, and actually shrink the deficit at the same time, CPC budget exemplifies quality of progressive solutions. Getting them enacted, however, is another story entirely. (CPC)

Passage of Republican House budget only highlights dark future of right-wing...

'Tax Break for the Rich': House Passes Ryan Budget

Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer

Budget serves as GOP 'campaign manifesto' ahead of midterms

Ryan Budget Widely Slammed, But Left's Proposal Just Ignored

'Path to More Adversity': Paul Ryan Unveils Budget Proposal

Rep. Paul Ryan Unveils Precursor to Push for Safety Net Slashing

$10.10: The Low-End of Minimum Wage Hopes Gets DC Push

House GOP Axes Food Assistance as Millions Go Hungry

Report: State Education Cuts Causing 'Surge' in University Tuition Prices

As Predicted, Austerity Policies Send US Economy Downward

Experts: 50 Million Poor Need Safety Net, Not Austerity

Numbers Show 30 Years of <br>Failed US Economic Policy

Jobs Report Disappoints: 96,000 Jobs Added in August

<em>Mathematics Impossible</em>: Analysts Pile on Romney Tax Plan

Austerity in Ohio: State's Most Vulnerable—including 40,000 Children—To Be Kicked Off Poverty Assistance

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Thank George W, Again

Just As We Suspected Dept: A widely cited, newly updated chart from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows Bush-era tax cuts and two ill-advised wars - not the economic downturn - are primarily responsible for the massive debt now ostensibly prompting the GOP to cut every remotely useful program. The visuals speak volumes.