Tax & Budget

Tell Congress to Fix the Rest of the Sequester

Tell Congress to Fix the Rest of the Sequester

Congress prevented airport delays, now it's time to stop the cuts hurting women & their families. 

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Breaking Down The Budgets

Breaking Down The Budgets

Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray have released their budgets for the next ten years.

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Corporate Tax Loopholes

Tax Breaks for Families — or Corporations?

Some of the richest Americans pay a lower tax rate than middle-class families do — and some very profitable corporations manage to pay no federal income tax at all.

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President's FY 2014 Budget

President's FY 2014 Budget

NWLC has analyzed President Obama's 2014 budget's effects on programs and policies important to women and families.

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FY 2014 Budget

Highlights

Reports & Toolkits | The High Price of Tax Loopholes

August 20, 2013

Americans for Tax Fairness and the National Women's Law Center co-authored a report outlining the high price of tax loopholes. The choice is clear: more tax cuts for the rich and big corporations, or more service cuts that hurt average Americans and fewer investments that offer opportunities for a better future.

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Fact Sheet | A Roadmap to the 2013 Federal Budget Debates

May 17, 2013

Here is a look at key provisions of the fiscal cliff deal, the timeline for critical choices that remain before Congress, and the guiding principles that will protect women and their families and promote widely shared prosperity.

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Fact Sheet | What Offshore Corporate Tax Loopholes Cost Women and Families

April 4, 2013

Many programs vital to women and their families are being cut.  Yet, at the same time, our nation is spending billions of dollars each year on unfair tax breaks for large corporations and very wealthy individuals.  

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Fact Sheet | The Ryan House Budget FY 2014: Once Again, Gutting Vital Programs for Women and Families, Giving Trillions in Tax Cuts to Millionaires and Corporations

March 20, 2013

The budget for Fiscal Year 2014 introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), like his Fiscal Year 2013 budget, proposes deep funding cuts that would devastate programs especially important to women and their families: Medicaid, Medicare, child care, education, SNAP, and much more.

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Fact Sheet | The FY 2014 Murray Senate Budget: A Fairer Path Forward for Women and Families

March 18, 2013

The FY 2014 budget introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) presents a clear alternative to the plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI).

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Fact Sheet | The Fall 2013 Fiscal Fights: A Political Drama with Real Consequences for Women and Families

September 12, 2013

This fact sheet details the important budget decisions Congress will face this fall.

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Fact Sheet | End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

July 31, 2012

End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

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Infographics and Internet Memes | Under Republican Leaders' Tax Plan, Millionaires Win and Moms Lose

July 31, 2012

Under the Republican leaders' tax plan, a single mom with two children working full-time at minimum wage could lose $1,545 a year due to a loss in the Child Tax Credit. 

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Fact Sheet | H.R. 8 Leaves No Millionaire Behind but Ends Tax Cuts for a Third of Families with Children

July 31, 2012

This fact sheet explains the damaging effects of H.R. 8, a bill that would extend tax cuts for the richest two percent of Americans while ending tax breaks for low and moderate-income families.

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Coalition Action Materials | The National Women's Law Center Supports Ending Tax Cuts for Richest Two Percent

July 24, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter urging Senators to support Senator Harry Reid's "Middle Class Tax Cut Act" that would end the Bush-era tax cuts for the top two percent of earners, and to reject proposals that would extend tax breaks for high earners while ending important tax credits for low-income families.

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Fact Sheet | Summary of Tax Fairness Provisions in the Rebuild America Act

May 16, 2012

This fact sheet explains the tax and revenue proposals in Sen. Tom Harkin's Rebuild America Act that will help protect women's economic security while ensuring millionaires and corporations pay their fair share.

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