Federal Issues
National policies help families across the country meet basic needs for
food, housing, and health care. These federal issues have a direct
impact on the residents of Washington State. The Budget & Policy
Center works to ensure that the interests of low and moderate income
people are considered in the federal policy-making process.
Related research:
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Current Federal Estate Tax Supports Public Priorities
- The federal estate tax is an important source of funding for such essential investments as health care, education, the environment and national security. It applies to a small number of the wealthiest estates, affecting only one of every 500 estates around the country. Even then, they pay on average less than one-fifth of the total value of the estates. Some proposals before Congress, would likely result in less equitable taxation or significant cuts to key priorities.
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New Federal Estate Tax Bill would lower the Washington Minimum Wage for many workers
- August 1, 2006 - It has been ten years this month since the last time Congress passed a federal minimum wage increase, despite perennial proposals to do so.
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Proposed federal estate tax changes would continue recent trend of cutting taxes for wealthiest Washingtonians
- July 12, 2006 - Congress appears poised to dismantle the federal estate tax, polishing off a sixth year of dramatically negative changes to the federal tax system.
