A Golden Opportunity to Evaluate Energy Tax Expenditures ArticleJul 22, 2010 A Golden Opportunity to Evaluate Energy Tax Expenditures A new green jobs bill offers lawmakers a chance to establish performance measures for energy tax expenditures, argue Richard W. Caperton and Sima J. Gandhi. Jul 22, 2010 Richard W. Caperton, Sima J. Gandhi
Ask the Expert: What Are Tax Expenditures? VideoJul 20, 2010 Ask the Expert: What Are Tax Expenditures? Sima Gandhi explains tax expenditures: what they are, what makes them different from other forms of government spending, and how we can rein them in. Jul 20, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Turn Off the Oil Subsidy Spigot ArticleJul 6, 2010 Turn Off the Oil Subsidy Spigot Congress dropped the ball three weeks ago on eliminating big oil tax subsidies, but it still has a chance to act, writes Sima J. Gandhi. Jul 6, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Show Us the Money ReportJun 29, 2010 Show Us the Money Report from Sima Gandhi argues that investors deserve clear information about executive compensation and explains how to get there. Jun 29, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Congressmen Join Chorus Calling for Tax Expenditure Scrutiny ArticleJun 18, 2010 Congressmen Join Chorus Calling for Tax Expenditure Scrutiny Lawmakers at a House hearing yesterday rightly questioned the administration on why it excludes tax expenditures in its new spending control bill, says Sima J. Gandhi. Jun 18, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Rescission Decision ArticleJun 17, 2010 Rescission Decision Congress should question the White House’s omission of $1 trillion in tax expenditures in its new proposal to cut wasteful spending, writes Sima J. Gandhi. Jun 17, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Bringing Accountability to Tax Expenditures ArticleMay 27, 2010 Bringing Accountability to Tax Expenditures Congress rarely scrutinizes the tax subsidies it creates, but new legislation would require them to examine this spending, writes Sima Gandhi. May 27, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Why Do We Give Oil Companies Such Large Subsidies? VideoMay 26, 2010 Why Do We Give Oil Companies Such Large Subsidies? Sima J. Gandhi explains why oil companies get such large government handouts, why they take such little responsibility when they cause disasters, and what we can do to hold them more responsible. May 26, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Eliminating Tax Subsidies for Oil Companies ArticleMay 13, 2010 Eliminating Tax Subsidies for Oil Companies President Obama proposes eliminating nine different tax expenditures primarily benefiting oil companies in his 2011 budget, would save the government about $45 billion over the next 10 years, writes Sima J. Gandhi. May 13, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
The Big Oil Discount ArticleMay 13, 2010 The Big Oil Discount BP and other oil companies are able to take advantage of many loopholes and subsidies that distort the marketplace to their advantage, writes Sima Gandhi. May 13, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi
Investing in our Clean Energy Economy ArticleMay 7, 2010 Investing in our Clean Energy Economy The Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act will put Americans back to work, argue Richard W. Caperton, Sima J. Gandhi, and Kate Gordon. May 7, 2010 Richard W. Caperton, Sima J. Gandhi, Kate Gordon
Pumping Tax Dollars to Big Oil ArticleApr 14, 2010 Pumping Tax Dollars to Big Oil It’s time for Congress to re-examine its priorities when it comes to tax subsidies for oil companies, which total billions of dollars a year. Apr 14, 2010 Sima J. Gandhi