Appendices

APPENDIX I

Notes:

1. Advance Planning for Public Works Act, P.L. 81–352, Oct. 13, 1949.
2. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1958, P.L. 85–381, April 16, 1958.
3. River and Harbor Act of 1958, Flood Control Act of 1958, and Water Supply Act of 1958, P.L. 85–100, July 3, 1958.
4. Area Redevelopment Act, P.L. 87–27, May 1, 1961.
5. Public Works Acceleration Act, P.L. 87–658, Sept. 14, 1962.
6. Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments, P.L. 92–65, Aug. 5, 1971.
7. Tax Reduction Act of 1975, P.L. 94–12, March 29, 1975.
8. Public Works Employment Act of 1976, P.L. 94–369, July 22, 1976.
9. Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, P.L. 95–28, May 13, 1977.
10. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, P.L. 97–424, Jan. 6, 1983.
11. Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983, P.L. 98–8, March 24, 1983.
12. Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, P.L. 102–240, Dec. 18, 1991.
13. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993, P.L. 103–24, April 23, 1993.
14. Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, P.L. 107–16, June 7, 2001.
15. Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, P.L. 110–185, Feb. 13, 2008.
16. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111–5, Feb. 17, 2009.
17. www.nber.org/cycles.html. I relied heavily on various issues of Congressional Quarterly to determine what legislation was particularly oriented toward counteracting recessions.

APPENDIX II

APPENDIX III

APPENDIX IV

APPENDIX V

Notes:

1. Maximum effective rate can exceed the maximum statutory rate because of interactions with the Alternative Minimum Tax and other tax provisions.
2. Rate changed in midyear.

APPENDIX VI

Notes: Marginal rate refers to the tax on each additional dollar earned.

1. Unusually high rate results from phase-out of the earned income tax credit.
2. Surtax in effect.
3. Includes phase-out of tax rebate.

APPENDIX VII