@aravindb.bsky.social
I do research on taxes, budgets, fines and fees, and racial equity. Also like films/TV, cricket, reading, music, and food. Views my own.
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01.07.2025 12:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In the Tax Bill that US Senators are considering: Taxpayer A making $19,000 a year would get a tax cut of $70 (a month's internet plan). Taxpayer B making $1.1 million a year would get a tax cut of $66,290 (a year's vacation home payments), 3x Taxpayer A's year-long earnings.
01.07.2025 12:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Figure 4 shows Many Adults in Immigrant Families with Children Were Worried About Visiting Health Care Settings Because of Immigration Concerns. A blue bar graph shows 19% for All immigrant families with children, 13% for All-citizen immigrant families with children, 14% for Green card and citizen families with children, and 38%***/^^^ for Mixed-status families with children. The Source is the Well-Being & Basic Needs Survey, December 2024. Figure shows the share of adults ages 18-64 in immigrant families w/ children who reported they are worried "a lot" or "some" about visiting a doctor's office, health clinic, or hospital because of not wanting to draw attention to immigration status of someone in the family, overall and by family citizenship and immigration status. */**/*** Estimate differs significantly from adults in all-citizen immigrant families with children at the 0.10/0.05/0.01 level, using 2-tailed tests. ^/^^/^^^ from adults in green card and citizen families with children.
Thread: A new Urban Institute analysis demonstrates the widespread prevalence of challenges faced by #immigrant #families with #children, particularly in meeting basic housing, food, and health needs and worries about immigration policies. urbn.is/4mzT0bw
29.05.2025 18:22 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
"As the US Senate considers the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they could consider modifications to the Child Tax Credit changes that the US House of Representatives passed, so that American children are not left out of one of the nationβs most critical programs."
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New from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social : The CTC and EITC are proven investments in childrenβs health and well-being. How can policymakers use the Tax Code to better serve children and our nationβs future?
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Congestion pricing has improved life in New York City by: reducing cars on the street, speeding traffic (especially at peak hours), speeding buses and making them more reliable, expanding transit ridership, reducing car crashes, reducing noise complaints, and increasing the number of visitors.
Fire response times fell in the NYC congestion zone, even as they increased in the rest of the city.
Car crashes with injuries fell citywide, but they fell especially dramatically in the congestion pricing zone from 2024 to 2025
Local buses have sped up dramatically in the congestion pricing zone.
NYCβs congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasnβt produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.
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Congressβwhich is responsible for creating our labyrinthine tax code in the first placeβcould consider legislating a free and optional tax filing service like Direct File to help all families navigate the tax system.
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The new IRS-ICE data sharing agreement may have downstream consequences for tax revenues, robust government data practices, and the health of our wider communities.
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Our research shows most Americans are interested in using IRS Direct File to file their taxes. Interest spans across income, race, age, education, region, those who recently filed for free or paid.
But news reports say the Administration plans to eliminate it.
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AP is reporting that the Trump Administration is eliminating Direct File, IRS's excellent free tax prep program.
Last month I wrote about the success of the Direct File pilot, and what the history of IRS can tell us about resisting attacks on American governance.
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This #tax season, explore new findings from Urbanβs Tax #Policy Center (TPC) that examine interest in using Direct File and what motivates respondents to choose their most recent tax filing methods to better understand their priorities when preparing and filing their #taxes.
01.04.2025 14:39 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
π π² New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social research shows nearly three-quarters of US taxpayers interested in using IRS Direct File if they have access to it. Interest is high across income, race, age, and education groups.
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My God: they are selling off federal buildings and no longer planning on collecting revenues.
Again, none of this is about efficiency. I know the IRS is not popular, but for every dollar invested it generates about $7 in returns. The goal is not to save money but to stop collecting it.
Criminal legal fines and fees harm the families of those who can't pay and disproportionately affect people of color. But as my colleague @aravindb.bsky.social writes, they account for a tiny proportion of state and local revenues, calling into question why they continue to be levied.
06.12.2024 01:52 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
The "Super Bowl of Tax" is looming with many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) expiring soon. This presentation summarizes TCJA's major changes, their economic effects, and their impacts on families with children, businesses, and more.
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π¨π¨ In new research from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, we used national survey data to look at fines and fees (tickets, court admin. fees, incarceration costs), finding that they can increase financial strains and economic disparities, undermining family well-being π π
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How can federal taxes better support the economic prosperity of all US families?
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One of the perks of working at Urban is the wide range of policy issues my colleagues care about - a complex web of topics that influence equity and well-being across communities. Follow along
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