Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tax Policy

Paying at the Pump for Oil Wars: A Plausible Option?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 23, 2010 | No Comments

Today, U.S. taxpayers see the cost of oil wars in the Middle East taken out of every paycheck, all to feed America’s driving habit. A new proposal for more transparent pricing would shift that burden to the automobile drivers themselves by imposing a new oil security fee at the pump. That’s just one of the […]

The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency

By Elana Schor | Jun 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

The scene of Monday’s Metro crash in D.C., where the local transit agency still has 15 outstanding "SILO" tax deals. (Photo: AP) The D.C. Metro accident that killed nine riders this week has renewed calls for rail safety upgrades and reminders that car travel remains far riskier than transit. But the crash is also shedding […]