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Of families who owned a home in 2007, the median value of the home was $68,600.

Considerations in Efforts to Restructure Work-Based Credits (November 9, 2009)
This paper looks at the system’s evolution, the important role played by the tax system in assisting low earners, and the complexities presented by the current approach. It offers principles to guide the design of a worker credit and child benefit that would replace the EITC, CTC, and MWP, along with a specific proposal.
The Distributional Analysis of House Health Reform Income Tax Surcharge (October 30, 2009)
Tables analyzing the distributional impact of the 5.4 percent surtax proposal in The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962).
The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax: Historical Data and Projections (October 5, 2009)
The latest estimates of AMT coverage, revenues, and distribution for 2009-19.
Fix health care. But fix the deficits, too (September 9, 2009)
Obama must spell out a plan for reducing health costs. But that only partly addresses the long-term fiscal gap. Taxes and broader cuts are needed.

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2010 Budget - Revised

The Tax Policy Center has revised its resource guide to the tax provisions in President Obama's 2010 budget to reflect additional information from the Treasury Department. The guide describes the proposals, links to more detailed commentary on key provisions, and analyzes the distributional effects of the overall proposal and its major components.

What's blocking the recovery (November 20, 2009)
When Health Reform Violates Standards of Equal Justice: The Government We Deserve (November 10, 2009)
Personal savings need a boost (November 10, 2009)
Considerations in Efforts to Restructure Work-Based Credits (November 9, 2009)
Tax Cuts for New Hires: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time (November 5, 2009)
Real Tax Reform is Always Hard: Some Advice for the Task Force (November 5, 2009)
Expanding the EITC to Help More Low-Wage Workers (November 2, 2009)
The Opacity of Marginal Tax Rates (October 21, 2009)

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Do We Need a Value-Added Tax to Solve Our Long-Run Budget Problems? (June 23, 2009)
Tax Stimulus Report Card: Conference Bill (February 13, 2009)
Who Pays No Income Tax? (July 2, 2009)
Age Rating Under Comprehensive Health Care Reform: : Implications for Coverage, Costs, and Household Financial Burdens (October 7, 2009)
The Opacity of Marginal Tax Rates (October 21, 2009)
Are Families Prepared for Financial Emergencies? (September 17, 2009)
The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax: Historical Data and Projections, Updated October 2009 (October 5, 2009)
Real Tax Reform is Always Hard: Some Advice for the Task Force (November 5, 2009)

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