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September 3, 2010

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How does reduced war spending in Iraq affect the budget deficit?


How will the recent troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan impact our nation's growing budget deficit? Roberton Williams of the Tax Policy Center answers questions about the costs of war and the long-term budget effects. [Video, 3:23 minutes]

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Families in Chicago Public Housing: Better Off?


New research finds that nearly a decade after the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) began to relocate families from the distressed Madden/Wells community, most former residents live in better housing and safer neighborhoods and report lower levels of anxiety. But poor mental and physical health is keeping many out of the workforce. Findings suggest that it has been easier to improve public housing residents' quality of life than to undo past damage. Read the briefs.

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What Will Happen if the Bush Tax Cuts Expire?


Tax cuts enacted during the Bush administration are set to expire at the end of this year unless Congress extends them. If no action is taken, our Tax Policy Center analysis finds income taxes will rise, more taxpayers will pay alternative minimum tax (AMT), and the estate tax will come back into existence under pre-2001 law. Extending the tax cuts would reduce the average tax rate from 23.5 percent to 20.7 percent. Read more.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Health Care Reform...


The Urban Institute Health Policy Center's new briefs answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Our experts explain reform's impact on the states, the status of state legal challenges, and the new law's effects on particular groups of consumers. Read more

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE EXPERTS

Austin NicholsAustin Nichols, coauthor of "America Insecure: Changes in the Economic Security of American Families," answers five questions about how family incomes are becoming more precarious and unpredictable. The recession dealt a major blow to Americans' economic security, but the risk that a family's income could fall abruptly had already been on the rise for years.
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