Donald Trump

How Zero-Sum Thinking May Affect Attitudes About Taxes

Do you think about the world as “zero-sum,” where resources are limited and my gain is your loss? Or do you believe that resources are...

April 19, 2024Howard Gleckman

Business Taxes: TaxVox

What Trump’s 100 Percent Auto Tariff Would Mean For The US Economy

In a March 17 campaign speech, former president Trump vowe d “We're going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes...

March 28, 2024Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Conservatives Lay Out Their Second Term Trump Tax Policy

A policy agenda developed by influential conservative groups for a second Donald Trump presidential term already has received attention for its controversial immigration recommendations ...

February 29, 2024Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump Vows To “Always Protect Social Security” But What Does He Mean?

Former President Trump is blasting GOP primary rival Nikki Haley for wanting to restore Social Security solvency by increasing the age when today’s young workers...

January 22, 2024Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Tim Scott’s Withdrawal Silences The GOP Presidential Campaign’s Tax Debate

Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) decision to drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination means voters have lost their best opportunity to hear a serious...

November 14, 2023Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Buckle Up. 2025 Promises To Be An Historic Year In Tax And Budget Policy

Now that Congress has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 , it isn’t too soon to start thinking about the mess lawmakers have...

June 7, 2023Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Tax Cheats, Dodgers, Avoiders, And Evaders

The news is filled with stories about conflicts between taxpayers and tax collectors. Just a few weeks ago a New York jury convicted the Trump...

January 27, 2023Howard Gleckman Steven M. Rosenthal

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

We've Learned The IRS Was Slow To Audit Trump’s Tax Returns. We Need To Know Why

The two new reports on the IRS’s handling of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns raise more questions than they answer. And the most important...

December 22, 2022Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Only The Rich Can Play: A Cautionary Tale Of Who Really Benefits From Tax Subsidies

A prediction: When Congress finally passes the Build Back Better bill, Hill leaders will quietly slip in at least one obscure, last-minute tax break to...

December 1, 2021Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Would Stimulus Payments Have Been Bigger If Trump And Democrats Called Them Tax Relief?

One of the very oddest things about the bizarre debate over whether to increase the latest round of direct government payments from $600 per person...

January 5, 2021Howard Gleckman