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Introduction to U.S. Economy: Personal Income
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Resources · 1,264 words · PDF available
What Is Income? Income is a measure of resources accruing to an individual over a period of time. In general, individuals receive income from their labor, assets, and government transfers. In its broa...
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 118th Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Reports · 14,332 words · PDF available
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is a joint federal-state partnership that consists of two types of benefits: (1) permanently authorized programs including the Unemployment Compensation (UC) and...
Introduction to U.S. Economy: Personal Saving
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Resources · 1,448 words · PDF available
Personal saving, which includes the saving of households but not of businesses or government, can have a significant impact at both the individual and economy-wide levels in the long and short terms. ...
Selected Issues in Tax Reform: Dynamic Scoring
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Resources · 1,784 words · PDF available
Dynamic scoring includes, in projections of revenue effects, indirect changes in tax collections due to the overall growth effects on the economy. If the economy becomes larger due to the tax cut, tax...
Introduction to U.S. Economy: Fiscal Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Resources · 1,559 words · PDF available
What Is Fiscal Policy? Fiscal policy is the means by which the government adjusts its budget balance through spending and revenue changes to influence broader economic conditions. According to mainst...
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP): Data Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-27 · Reports · 1,172 words · PDF available
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, SCAAP