Josh Bivens, Contributor
Josh Bivens is the Research and Policy Director at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Andrew Fieldhouse, Contributor
Andrew Fieldhouse is a former fellow at The Century Foundation, who primarily wrote about U.S. federal tax and budget policy and the role of fiscal policy on economic recovery.
Navigating the Fiscal Obstacle Course
Navigating the Fiscal Obstacle Course: Supporting job creation with savings from ending the upper-income Bush-era tax cuts provides a specific, realistic roadmap for how policymakers can navigate the fiscal obstacle course in a way consistent with the broader goal of restoring full employment. Specifically, it explains the benefits of ending the upper-income Bush-era tax cuts and devoting half the savings to job-creation policies. TCF Budget Analyst Andrew Fieldhouse and EPI’s Josh Bivens author the brief.
Tags: fiscal cliff, bush tax cuts