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The poverty threshold for a single childless adult was $10,949 in 2008.

Financing Healthcare Reform (May 12, 2009)
Leonard Burman's testimony on Financing Healthcare Reform before the Senate Finance Committee on May 12, 2009. See the distributional tables.
The Scouting Report: Tax Reform (April 15, 2009)
April 15 is tax day in the United States and some Americans are scrambling to complete their 1040s and gather their receipts. Leonard Burman, director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, thinks that the nation urgently needs tax reform. On tax day, he answered questions about what the Obama administration should do to create a fair and equitable tax system during an online web chat moderated by Politico Senior Editor Fred Barbash.
Challenges and Opportunities for Tax Reform (April 15, 2009)
William Gale, vice president and director of Economic Studies at Brookings, says the current tax system is too complicated, inequitable and inefficient. He says President Obama has to take the lead on reforming the tax code and that taxpayers should anticipate a future of higher taxes and fewer tax cuts.
Tax Policy Center’s 7th Annual Tax Day Forum
On April 9 a panel of tax experts discussed how the rich have been taxed, how tax burdens have shifted across the income distribution, and whether we should move toward more or less progressive taxes. Audio now available.

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2010 Budget

The Tax Policy Center has released a resource guide to the tax provisions in President Obama’s 2010 Budget. 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.

Financing Health Care Reform: Before the Senate Committee on Finance (May 12, 2009)
Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007 (May 5, 2009)
The Stimulus Package (HR1) and Low-Income Families (April 8, 2009)
A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform (April 7, 2009)
Taxation of Saving for Retirement: Current Rules and Alternative Reform Approaches (April 2, 2009)
Economic Minefields (April 2, 2009)
Taxing Capital Gains in Australia: Assessment and Recommendations (March 25, 2009)
Tax Proposals in the 2010 Budget (March 16, 2009)

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Tax Stimulus Report Card: Conference Bill (February 13, 2009)
Tax Proposals in the 2010 Budget (March 16, 2009)
The Economic Crisis and the Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond (February 19, 2009)
The Stimulus Package (HR1) and Low-Income Families (April 8, 2009)
Economic Minefields (April 2, 2009)
A Blueprint for Tax Reform and Health Reform (April 7, 2009)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Updated September 12, 2008 (September 12, 2008)

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