Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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

GOP Passes Budget for 1%, But Progressive Vision Shines

Jon Queally, staff writer

Passage of Republican House budget only highlights dark future of right-wing rule, but progressive alternative describes what's possible

'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

Jon Queally, staff writer

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) answers constituents' questions this month in Kenosha, Wis. (Kevin Poirier / Associated Press / March 20, 2014)

House GOP budget a 'Stinkburger,' says Obama, but president and national media...

'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

Dismal Jobs Reports Driven by Continued Cuts to Public Sector, say Analysts

Further

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.