Ethan Pollack
Senior Policy Analyst
Areas of expertise
Tax and Budget Policy • Public Economics • Infrastructure
Biography
Ethan Pollack joined the Economic Policy Institute in July 2008. Prior to joining EPI, he worked at the Office of Management and Budget and the George Washington Institute of Public Policy. He also worked as a staff member for President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. His areas of research include budget and tax policy, public investments such as transportation and energy, and macroeconomics. His work has been used in numerous publications, and he has appeared as a guest on CNN, Fox News, BBC World News, Canada TV, Russia Today, and WNYC.
Education
M.P.P. The George Washington University
B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
Publications by Ethan Pollack
Blog
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March 28, 2013 | The sequester, the Ryan budget and practically all other spending cuts actually make the debt situation worse
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March 28, 2013 | Time to end the reign of terror of scary upward-sloping graphs
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March 26, 2013 | The Murray budget falls short on funding domestic programs
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Feb. 5, 2013 | The UK is showing us why austerity is dangerous, but are we paying attention?
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Feb. 1, 2013 | Debt stabilization does not require $1.4 trillion, $1.5 trillion, or any other single number
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Dec. 21, 2012 | The middle class does NOT extend up to $400K
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Dec. 20, 2012 | Let the Bush tax cuts expire, there are better options
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Dec. 18, 2012 | Social Security has no place in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
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Dec. 6, 2012 | 6 reasons why the debt ceiling should be scrapped
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Nov. 29, 2012 | President Obama wants to cut domestic spending and protect public investments, but his budget only cuts
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Nov. 27, 2012 | For fairness and job creation, the Buffett Rule is a no-brainer
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Oct. 19, 2012 | Romney’s evasive language hides his tax cut for the rich
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Oct. 2, 2012 | Capping federal spending at 20 percent of GDP would decimate state budgets
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Sept. 20, 2012 | Majority of elderly households fall into category maligned by Romney
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Sept. 18, 2012 | Five facts about the 47 percent
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Aug. 27, 2012 | Health reform and the $716 billion lie
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Aug. 10, 2012 | Making the tax code work for the middle class
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Aug. 9, 2012 | Bill Keller and Third Way’s misinformed and ironic baby boomer bashing
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Aug. 2, 2012 | The folly of the GOP’s ‘tax reform’ agenda
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July 18, 2012 | The five serious flaws of Bowles-Simpson
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June 6, 2012 | The long-term budget outlook has improved dramatically over the last three years
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May 25, 2012 | Four disturbing consequences of Pelosi’s tax retreat
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May 3, 2012 | Video: Paul Krugman discusses his new book
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April 26, 2012 | Glenn Kessler’s wrong call on Romney’s Buffett Rule chicanery
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April 13, 2012 | The utter wrongness of people who complain about double-counting Medicare savings
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March 30, 2012 | Infrastructure is win-win-win-win
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March 21, 2012 | Ryan’s budget cuts would cost jobs
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March 16, 2012 | Public investment and the social contract
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March 6, 2012 | Economic growth will not come to Mitt Romney’s rescue
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March 1, 2012 | The myth of rising domestic spending strikes again!
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Feb. 16, 2012 | The president’s jobs package would indeed create jobs
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Feb. 14, 2012 | Don’t cut the non-security discretionary budget!
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Jan. 24, 2012 | A firewall has risen
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Jan. 19, 2012 | Romney may not like government, but he loves its tax subsidies
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Nov. 16, 2011 | Democrats’ counter-offer to big domestic spending cuts is… big domestic spending cuts?
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Nov. 2, 2011 | Perry’s economic analysis of his tax plan should be retracted
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Nov. 1, 2011 | Perry’s own model would show that his FULL plan reduces economic growth
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Oct. 28, 2011 | Perry’s Halloween-timed budget plan should scare the bejesus out of the middle class
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Oct. 20, 2011 | State and local budget relief mostly helps private-sector workers
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Oct. 19, 2011 | Two years into austerity and counting…
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Sept. 27, 2011 | Nine reasons to invest more in the nation’s infrastructure
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Sept. 20, 2011 | Ending our militaristic foreign policy saves money
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Sept. 19, 2011 | Five reasons for progressives to like Obama’s Super Committee proposal
Report
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April 30, 2013 | Dangerous targets: Why setting a specific deficit reduction target would worsen the economic and fiscal situation
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Nov. 26, 2012 | The employment impact of coupling the Buffett Rule with job creating investments
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Nov. 16, 2012 | Investing in America’s economy: A budget blueprint for economic recovery
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Oct. 10, 2012 | Counting up to green: Assessing the green economy and its implications for growth and equity
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May 17, 2012 | The Ryan budget versus the Budget for All: Exacerbating versus alleviating our serious economic challenges
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April 30, 2012 | A perfect match: Coupling tax fairness with job creation for a stronger economy
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April 10, 2012 | Medicaid cuts in Ryan budget would cost jobs in every state
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Oct. 4, 2011 | Water works: Rebuilding infrastructure, creating jobs, and greening the environment
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Aug. 4, 2011 | Debt ceiling deal threatens jobs, economic growth
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July 13, 2011 | Major budget proposals pit public investment against vital services
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June 22, 2011 | Why spending caps are poor policy: Understanding the costs and constraints of capping spending as a share of the economy
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June 1, 2011 | Tenth Anniversary of the Bush-era Tax Cuts
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May 31, 2011 | The jobs impact of telecom investment
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April 13, 2011 | All would suffer from Chairman Ryan’s budget cuts
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April 7, 2011 | Ryan’s budget would undermine economic security for millions
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Feb. 17, 2011 | Recovery Act’s green investments create or save nearly one million jobs
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Oct. 20, 2010 | Impact of alternate public transit and rail investment scenarios on the labor market
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June 24, 2010 | The job impact of transportation reauthorization
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May 27, 2010 | Local government job losses hurt entire economy
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Feb. 4, 2010 | An analysis of Transportation for America’s Jobs Proposals
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Dec. 10, 2009 | Street Smart—Reforming the Transportation Budget Process
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Nov. 19, 2009 | Dire states—State and local budget relief needed
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April 7, 2009 | Transportation investments and the labor market: How many jobs could be generated and what type?
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April 7, 2009 | Green investments and the labor market: How many jobs could be generated and what type?
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April 7, 2009 | Tools for Assessing the Labor Market Impacts of Infrastructure Investment
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Dec. 17, 2008 | A rescue plan for Main Street
Economic snapshot
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Feb. 28, 2013 | Sequester would push domestic discretionary budget to record lows
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Feb. 8, 2013 | Health care costs slow down
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Jan. 11, 2013 | Increases of middle-class tax rates equal or exceed increases on households earning between $200K and $1M
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June 13, 2012 | Households making between $250K and $1M a year are not ‘middle class’
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April 26, 2012 | A tale of two economies
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March 29, 2012 | Ryan’s proposal would cut domestic discretionary budget to record-low levels
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Feb. 16, 2012 | President’s jobs package would create well over one million jobs in 2012
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July 13, 2011 | Proposed NSD spending levels dangerously low
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April 14, 2011 | Taxes on the wealthy have gone down dramatically
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Feb. 23, 2011 | Public investments near 60-year low
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Feb. 18, 2011 | Wisconsin public servants already face a compensation penalty
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Nov. 18, 2009 | State and local budget shortfalls will cause heavy drag on growth
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Sept. 30, 2009 | Lost investment during a recession can prolong pain
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April 2, 2009 | Transportation investments reduce income inequality
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Feb. 4, 2009 | Recovery package falls short of infrastructure needs
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Oct. 22, 2008 | A meaningful stimulus for Main Street
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Sept. 3, 2008 | Our failing grade on maintaining school facilities
Commentary
Oct. 4, 2012 | Green-energy investments are necessary: Fossil fuel subsidies must go
Feb. 13, 2012 | Obama budget highlights job creation, tax fairness
Sept. 2, 2011 | David Neumark’s critique of EPI’s broadband report completely misses the mark
July 28, 2011 | How to lose the future in one easy step: Boehner budget drastically cuts public investments
May 11, 2011 | Opposing view: Focus on jobs, not deficits
April 6, 2011 | Ryan plan to slash Medicaid will cost the economy nearly two million private sector jobs
March 1, 2011 | No upside to approving two-week extension of federal funding
Feb. 16, 2011 | An investment that worked: The Recovery Act two years later
Feb. 14, 2011 | President Obama’s 2012 budget: An analysis of the public investments
Jan. 31, 2011 | Public investments are needed, but a budget freeze would hurt the economy
March 24, 2010 | Best way to reduce the deficit is to invest in job creation
July 9, 2009 | Plenty of need for a second stimulus
April 16, 2009 | A Tale of Two Taxpayers
Feb. 26, 2009 | President Obama’s budget: An honest path to sustainability
Feb. 10, 2009 | House bill creates nearly three times more jobs than GOP version
Feb. 8, 2009 | Cutting State Aid Will Lead to a Longer and Deeper Recession
Jan. 29, 2009 | Putting infrastructure spending estimates in context