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More for Our Buck? U.S. Tax Policy and Economic Inequality
November 7, 2001
Listen/download helpWith U.S. military operations underway abroad and economic uncertainty swirling in the air domestically, some analysts are raising questions about the wisdom of President Bush's tax cuts. Federal revenue shortfalls and increased military spending may put vital social programs in jeopardy. On this program, we take a look at U.S. tax policy and economic inequality.
Featuring:
Anuradha Mittal, Institute for Food and Development Policy, (Food First); Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic Policy Research; Cristina Firvida, senior attorney with the National Women's Law Center, Robert Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities; Tracy Mason, mother and participant in the Special Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC); Chuck Collins, United for a Fair Economy; Kathy Krier, visiting professor at Barnard College / Columbia University.
For more information:
Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
398 60th Street
Oakland, California 94618
510-654-4400;
fax: 510-654-4551; foodfirst@foodfirst.org
www.foodfirst.org
Center for Economic Policy Research
1015 18th St., NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
202-293-5380;
fax: 202-822-1199; cepr@cepr.net
www.cepr.net
National Women's Law Center
11 Dupont Circle, Ste. 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-588-5180
www.nwlc.org
Center on Budget Policy and Priorities
820 1st Street, NE, #510
Washington, DC 20002
202-408-1080;
fax: 202-408-1056
www.cbpp.org
United for a Fair Economy
37 Temple Place, 2nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
617-423-2148;
fax: 617-423-0191
www.ufenet.org
Barnard College, Columbia University
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
212-854-3167