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Treasury officials project that the initiatives could raise $320 billion in revenue through 2031. President Joe Biden’s tax enforcement plan would nearly double the number of employees at the Internal Revenue Service over the next ten years and make banks and cryptocurrency exchanges comply with stricter guidance with the government, according to a report released by the Treasury Department on Thursday. Treasury officials estimated that the plan would raise roughly $700 billion over the course of ten years and $1.6 trillion in the decade after enactment, though officials noted that the f...

A growing number of lawmakers is pushing for recurring stimulus checks in an infrastructure plan. The Economic Security Project found two more checks would keep 12 million more people out of poverty. So far, 28 Democrats have signed letters asking Biden to include recurring checks in infrastructure. Stimulus checks have been a cornerstone of pandemic relief, helping offset financial strains brought on by COVID-19. But studies have shown that those checks only last Americans a few months, and many Democratic lawmakers want to implement recurring direct payments for a sustainable economic recov...

Call the Bank: Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill Will Cost Hundreds of Billions More The CBO reported Friday that the law will reach a price of $2.1 trillion due to interest costs, an estimate that was released after a request came in from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package passed in March will end up with a larger price tag over the next ten years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).  The CBO reported Friday that the law will reach a price of $2.1 trillion due to interest costs, an estimate that was...

Elyse Howard The high cost of home has been a fact of life in Eagle County for years — and it’s just as much of a problem around the United States. Advocating for policies that will increase access to and supply of affordable homes in our community is an important strategy. Through our five-year Cost of Home Campaign, Habitat for Humanity is focused on finding collaborative solutions and promoting policies to improve access to affordable homes for 10 million individuals nationwide. Housing affordability is one of the biggest issues facing our state. According to Shift Research Labs, one i...

A New Stimulus Plan Is Out (For Essential Workers Only?) The Treasury Department recently released its guidance into what cities and other local governments can do with the money allocated to them by the American Rescue Plan. Could cash go to hazard pay for essential workers?  The Treasury Department recently released its guidance into what cities and other local governments can do with the money allocated to them by the American Rescue Plan. Per Forbes, one of the lesser-known provisions in that guidance is that it allows cities to use the funds on hazard pay for essential workers. “Emp...