Sources on Economic & Tax Issues
Follow the money. Always good advice.
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Angry Bear Blog by an economist. Covers taxes and economic policy generally. (Up 8/30/06; posted 7/30/04)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Self description: "nonpartisan research organization .... an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people." Covers tax policy especially. (Up 8/30/06; posted 5/11/03)
Nathan Newman Blog focusing on labor issues. (Up 2/6/06)
Inst. for International Economics Some on-line content in their Policy Brief section. (Up 6/7/03; posted 7/6/00)
Economist's View Blog (Up 10/13/07)
Global Macroeconomic and Financial policy Site Started as an Asian financial crisis site then went general. (Up 6/7/03; found 8/2/2002)
Economic Policy Institute Self description: "The mission of the Economic Policy Institute is to provide high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers." (Up 8/30/06; posted 6/7/03)
Big charts A reasonably useful and not too oppressively aggressive free source of data. (Up 8/30/06)
U.S. State Dep. Economic Policy and Trade Practices, Country Reports Official U.S. view of country by country situation up through 2002 when Congress terminated the program . (Up 8/30/06; posted 6/7/03)
Last modified 10/13/07; posted 7/8/2000. © 2007; 2000 John P. Nordin