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The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to charge Some Veterans $250 Annual Enrollment Fee and Increase Drug Co-Payments Saves Little Compared to Cost fo tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 78% in COPS Program Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/13/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

Wrong Priorities
3/13/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Firefighter Grants by 55% Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/8/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 83% in Rural Health Programs Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/8/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surplus Become Deficits FY 2006-2025
5/25/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Bush tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Dividends/Capital Gains Cut Provides Millionaires a $35,000 Tax Break
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Top 20 Percent of taxpayers Get More Than Two-Thirds of Bush Tax Cuts in 2006
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Bush Tax Cuts vs. Social Security Surplus (FY 2006-2015)
3/15/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Agriculture Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut LIHEAP Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Community Development Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut COPS Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Veterans' Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Share of Benefits of Bush Tax Cuts for Top 1% Disproportionate to Their Share of Income
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

How the Tax Benefits Stack Up - Average Tax Cut in 2004
3/14/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/17/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Bush Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/17/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits FY 2006-2025
2/17/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/1/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/1/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Bush Tax Cuts and Social Security: Present Value of Costs Over the Next 75 Years
1/25/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
9/23/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
9/23/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Bush Tax Cuts vs. Social Security Surplus
SBC - Democratic Staff

Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Budget Hides the Full Story: Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Budget Hides the Full Story: Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window
2/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff

Only Three of Seven Long-Term CBO "Dynamic" Est. Show Smaller Deficits Than Under "Static" Scoring
5/6/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Four of Seven Long-Term CBO "Dynamic" Est. of Bush Budget Show Larger Deficits Than Under "Static" Scoring
4/11/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits FY 2003-2023
3/24/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Democratic Plan Trumps Bush Plan in Both Short and Long Term
3/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

President Bush's Plan Doesn't Provide Real Stimulus
3/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

President's Plan Crowds Out Investment, Slows the Economy After 2004
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Jobs Decline: 2.3 Million Jobs Lost Since January 2001
3/17/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Only 2% of 23 Million Small Businesses Benefit from Top Rate Cut
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Almost 80% of Small Businesses Get Less Than "Average" Tax Cut
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Tax Plan - Nearly 50% of Taxpayers Receive Less Than $100
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

NEW - Democratic Plan Trumps Bush Plan in Both Short and Long Term
3/17/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Economic Growth Declines Under Bush Policies
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

NEW - President Bush's Plan Doesn't Provide Real Stimulus
3/17/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

President Bush's Dividend Tax Cut Benefits Rich
1/7/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

More Than Half the Value of Large Estates has Never Been Taxed
1/13/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

President Bush's "Growth" Plan: Every Penny Comes from Soc. Sec. Trust Fund
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Baucus / Pelosi / Bush Stimulus Plans
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Pres. Bush's Overall Tax Cuts Benefit Rich
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Surpluses & Deficits without Soc. Security
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Revised CBO "Estimated" Baseline
with Bush Policies
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Debt Held by the Public in 2008
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

Benefits of Bush Proposal
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff

In 1999, Only 2% of Estates Subject to Tax
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Estate Tax Repeal Raids Social Security Trust Funds
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Cost of Estate Tax Repeal Explodes in Next Decade
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

In 2009, Only 0.3% of Estates Subject to Tax
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Conrad Alternative
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Reform of Estate Tax Versus Repeal Dramatically Lowers 10-Year Cost
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Twenty-year Cost of Bush Tax Proposals
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

Report Card on House Stimulus Package
SBC - Democratic Staff

House-passed Stimulus Bill
SBC - Democratic Staff

Possible Outlook for the Total Budget Surplus - FY 2002-11
SBC - Democratic Staff

Accelerating Individual Tax Rate Cuts - Who Benefits
SBC - Democratic Staff

Reduce 27% Rate to 25% in 2002
SBC - Democratic Staff

AMT Cuts Provide Little Stimulus
SBC - Democratic Staff

Costs of Accelerating the 28% Individual Income Tax Rate
SBC - Democratic Staff

Report Card on House Stimulus Package
SBC - Democratic Staff

Report Card on Grassley Plan
SBC - Democratic Staff

Repart Card on House Ways & Means Plan
SBC - Democratic Staff

Report Card on Baucus Plan
SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy: Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit - 2/23/01
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Bush Tax Cut
SBC - Democratic Staff

The Bush Tax Cut
(Tax Cut crowds out other priorities)
SBC - Democratic Staff

Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy
Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit
SBC - Democratic Staff

Where is the Stimulus in the
Senate Tax Bill?
SBC - Democratic Staff

Senate Tax Bill Unfair
SBC - Democratic Staff

Top 1% Get Twice As Much Benefit as the Bottom 60%
SBC - Democratic Staff

Marginal Rate Reduction in
Senate Tax Bill
SBC - Democratic Staff

Number of Taxpayers Affected by AMT Explodes Under Senate Tax Bill
SBC - Democratic Staff

Senate Tax Bill Massively Backloaded
SBC - Democratic Staff

Back Loaded Tax Cuts
SBC - Democratic Staff

Marriage Penalty Relief for Middle Income Taxpayers Delayed until 2006
SBC - Democratic Staff

Top Estate Tax Rate: 2001 Repeal Masks Massive Costs
SBC - Democratic Staff

Senate Reconciliation Bill Hides Backloading by Sunsetting AMT Relief
SBC - Democratic Staff

Senate Reconciliation Bill Doubles Number of Taxpayers Affected by AMT
SBC - Democratic Staff

Equally Unfair: Bush Proposal and Senate Finance Tax Bill
SBC - Democratic Staff


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Charts from 2006
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to charge Some Veterans $250 Annual Enrollment Fee and Increase Drug Co-Payments Saves Little Compared to Cost fo tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 78% in COPS Program Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff
Wrong Priorities 3/13/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Firefighter Grants by 55% Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/8/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut 83% in Rural Health Programs Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/8/2006 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2005
Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surplus Become Deficits FY 2006-2025 5/25/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Cost of Bush tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 4/28/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Dividends/Capital Gains Cut Provides Millionaires a $35,000 Tax Break 4/28/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Top 20 Percent of taxpayers Get More Than Two-Thirds of Bush Tax Cuts in 2006 4/28/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Cost of Bush Tax Cuts vs. Social Security Surplus (FY 2006-2015) 3/15/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Agriculture Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut LIHEAP Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Community Development Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Education Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut COPS Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Wrong Priorities: Bush Plan to Cut Veterans' Funding Saves Little Compared to Cost of Tax Cuts for Millionaires 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Share of Benefits of Bush Tax Cuts for Top 1% Disproportionate to Their Share of Income 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	How the Tax Benefits Stack Up - Average Tax Cut in 2004 3/14/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/17/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Cost of Bush Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/17/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits FY 2006-2025 2/17/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/1/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/1/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff	The Bush Tax Cuts and Social Security: Present Value of Costs Over the Next 75 Years 1/25/2005 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2004

Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 9/23/2004 SBC - Democratic Staff	Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 9/23/2004 SBC - Democratic Staff	Cost of Bush Tax Cuts vs. Social Security Surplus SBC - Democratic Staff
Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits 2/5/2004 SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Budget Hides the Full Story: Cost of Extending Tax Cuts Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/2/2004 SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Budget Hides the Full Story: Cost of AMT Reform Explodes Outside Five-Year Budget Window 2/2/2004 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2003
Only Three of Seven Long-Term CBO "Dynamic" Est. Show Smaller Deficits Than Under "Static" Scoring 5/6/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Four of Seven Long-Term CBO "Dynamic" Est. of Bush Budget Show Larger Deficits Than Under "Static" Scoring 4/11/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits FY 2003-2023 3/24/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Democratic Plan Trumps Bush Plan in Both Short and Long Term 3/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	President Bush's Plan Doesn't Provide Real Stimulus 3/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	President's Plan Crowds Out Investment, Slows the Economy After 2004 2/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Jobs Decline: 2.3 Million Jobs Lost Since January 2001 3/17/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Only 2% of 23 Million Small Businesses Benefit from Top Rate Cut 2/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Almost 80% of Small Businesses Get Less Than "Average" Tax Cut 2/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Tax Plan - Nearly 50% of Taxpayers Receive Less Than $100 2/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	NEW - Democratic Plan Trumps Bush Plan in Both Short and Long Term 3/17/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Economic Growth Declines Under Bush Policies 2/12/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
NEW - President Bush's Plan Doesn't Provide Real Stimulus 3/17/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	President Bush's Dividend Tax Cut Benefits Rich 1/7/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	More Than Half the Value of Large Estates has Never Been Taxed 1/13/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
President Bush's "Growth" Plan: Every Penny Comes from Soc. Sec. Trust Fund 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Baucus / Pelosi / Bush Stimulus Plans 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Pres. Bush's Overall Tax Cuts Benefit Rich 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Surpluses & Deficits without Soc. Security 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Revised CBO "Estimated" Baseline with Bush Policies 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff	Debt Held by the Public in 2008 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Benefits of Bush Proposal 1/15/2003 SBC - Democratic Staff
Charts from 2002 and earlier
In 1999, Only 2% of Estates Subject to Tax 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	Estate Tax Repeal Raids Social Security Trust Funds 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff
Cost of Estate Tax Repeal Explodes in Next Decade 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	In 2009, Only 0.3% of Estates Subject to Tax 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	Conrad Alternative 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff
Reform of Estate Tax Versus Repeal Dramatically Lowers 10-Year Cost 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	Twenty-year Cost of Bush Tax Proposals 6/18/2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	Report Card on House Stimulus Package SBC - Democratic Staff
House-passed Stimulus Bill SBC - Democratic Staff	Possible Outlook for the Total Budget Surplus - FY 2002-11 SBC - Democratic Staff	Accelerating Individual Tax Rate Cuts - Who Benefits SBC - Democratic Staff
Reduce 27% Rate to 25% in 2002 SBC - Democratic Staff	AMT Cuts Provide Little Stimulus SBC - Democratic Staff	30% Bonus Depreciation Over Three Years SBC - Democratic Staff
Costs of Accelerating the 28% Individual Income Tax Rate SBC - Democratic Staff	Report Card on House Stimulus Package SBC - Democratic Staff	Report Card on Grassley Plan SBC - Democratic Staff
Repart Card on House Ways & Means Plan SBC - Democratic Staff	Report Card on Baucus Plan SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy: Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit - 2/23/01 SBC - Democratic Staff
The Bush Tax Cut SBC - Democratic Staff	The Bush Tax Cut (Tax Cut crowds out other priorities) SBC - Democratic Staff	Bush Tax Cut Benefits Wealthy Top 1% Gets Disproportionate Benefit SBC - Democratic Staff
Where is the Stimulus in the Senate Tax Bill? SBC - Democratic Staff	Senate Tax Bill Unfair SBC - Democratic Staff	Top 1% Get Twice As Much Benefit as the Bottom 60% SBC - Democratic Staff
Marginal Rate Reduction in Senate Tax Bill SBC - Democratic Staff	Number of Taxpayers Affected by AMT Explodes Under Senate Tax Bill SBC - Democratic Staff	Senate Tax Bill Massively Backloaded SBC - Democratic Staff
Back Loaded Tax Cuts SBC - Democratic Staff	Marriage Penalty Relief for Middle Income Taxpayers Delayed until 2006 SBC - Democratic Staff	Top Estate Tax Rate: 2001 Repeal Masks Massive Costs SBC - Democratic Staff
Senate Reconciliation Bill Hides Backloading by Sunsetting AMT Relief SBC - Democratic Staff	Senate Reconciliation Bill Doubles Number of Taxpayers Affected by AMT SBC - Democratic Staff	Equally Unfair: Bush Proposal and Senate Finance Tax Bill SBC - Democratic Staff