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Tax Relief In The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009, Steven Gassert
Tax Relief In The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009, Steven Gassert
Legislation and Policy Brief
On February 17, 2009, less than thirty days after his inauguration, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This new law was one of many measures from the new administration designed to quickly stimulate the ailing American economy. The $789 billion package was divided between direct government spending, tax reductions and financial relief to states and individuals. The bill contains $285.6 billion in tax reductions, which is about 36.3% of the legislation. In this article, I will analyze some of the tax provisions that were written into ARRA, and attempt to assess their …
The Judicial Power Of The Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense In Times Of Crisis (An Introduction), Nancy Staudt
The Judicial Power Of The Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense In Times Of Crisis (An Introduction), Nancy Staudt
Faculty Working Papers
This introduction to a forthcoming book (Spring 2011) briefly describes judges' hidden purse powers along with a theory for how and why judges will utilize these powers to keep the nation safe in times of foreign policy crisis. Ultimately, the book-length project investigates the empirical implications of the theory with both qualitative and quantitative data and finds substantial support for the idea that judges's use their financial powers differently in times of peace and in times of crisis