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Health Reform's Tax on Investment Income: Facts and Myths
(January 31, 2012)
Donald Marron discusses facts and myths about the 3.8 percent tax on investment income created in 2010's health reform legislation.
Using a VAT to Reform the Income Tax
(January 27, 2012)
This paper analyzes the revenue, spending, distributional and incentive effects of Michael Graetz’s proposal to remove many individuals from the income tax rolls, reduce individual and corporate rates, and maintain deficit neutrality by adopting a value-added tax (VAT).
Tax Rates on Capital Gains
(January 25, 2012)
Roberton Williams examines the history of capital gains tax rates over the past century.
International Competitiveness: Who Competes against Whom and for What?
(January 10, 2012)
Eric Toder provides a definition of international competitiveness and discusses how tax policies affect it.

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Distributional Effects of Individual Income Tax Expenditures: An Update (February 3, 2012)
Curbing Tax Expenditures (January 31, 2012)
Health Reform’s Tax on Investment: Facts and Myths (January 31, 2012)
Using a VAT to Reform the Income Tax (January 27, 2012)
America Owes $10 Trillion! No, $50 Trillion! Let Me Explain. (January 27, 2012)
Tax Rates on Capital Gains (January 25, 2012)
Controlling the Deficit: The Debate Continues (January 20, 2012)
Funding and Investing in Infrastructure (January 18, 2012)

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Why Some Tax Units Pay No Income Tax (July 27, 2011)
Tax Rates on Capital Gains (January 25, 2012)
International Competitiveness: Who Competes against Whom and for What? (January 10, 2012)
Income Tax Paid at Each Tax Rate, 1958-2009 (October 12, 2011)
Do Low-Income Workers Benefit from 401(k) Plans? (Full Report) (December 9, 2011)
Using a VAT to Reform the Income Tax (January 27, 2012)
Controlling the Deficit: The Debate Continues (January 20, 2012)
Composition of Tax-Deductible Charitable Contributions (December 13, 2011)

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