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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Debating the Buffett Rule

On Monday, the Administration released its deficit reduction blueprint . One part of the Administration’s proposal, which has received enormous attention, is that the Joint...
September 22, 2011Samuel BrownWilliam G. GaleAdam Looney
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What the Great Budget Debate Is Really About

Want to know what the Great Budget Debate of 2011 is really about? Ask Congressional Budget Office director Doug Elmendorf (who was a Tax Policy...
September 15, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Obama’s Cap on Tax Deductions: Not What It Seems

It turns out that President Obama’s plan to limit the benefit of itemized deductions is much more than that. Not only would it reduce tax...
September 13, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Obama's Jobs Plan: Great Theater, Uncertain Policy

When you get right down to it, the jobs plan President Obama proposed before a joint session of Congress last night was built on three...
September 9, 2011Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Will Romney’s Modest Capital Gains Tax Cut Hurt With the GOP?

Welcome to the season of jobs plans. GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman offered his last week. President Obama will propose his before Thursday night's football...
September 6, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Do-Nothing Fiscal Fix: Recipe for Recession

Given Washington’s endless partisan nastiness—and thanks to some updated estimates by the Congressional Budget Office--it seems like a good time to revisit an old idea:...
September 1, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

A Grim Prognosis for Deficit Reduction

The other day, I spent a few hours with some of Washington’s most experienced budget experts. The session was off-the-record, so I can’t tell you...
August 30, 2011Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Coming Payroll Tax Role Reversal

In a couple of weeks, President Obama will ask Congress to extend this year’s payroll tax cut. It will surely become a classic Washington double-reverse...
August 18, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What Can Obama Do to Fix the Economy?

With the U.S. economy spinning its wheels, demands are growing for President Obama to “do something.” But considering the nature of the slump and the...
August 9, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What the Stock Market Plunge Means for a Deficit Agreement

In some parallel universe, Congress and President Obama would respond to the stock market tumble, the S&P ratings downgrade, and growing public disgust at their...
August 8, 2011Howard Gleckman