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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What Trillion Dollar Deficits In An Era of Full Employment Look Like

There are ugly charts, and then there is this, courtesy of the folks at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Over the past half-decade,...
January 7, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019 It is that time again. TaxVox somehow has whittled down its...
December 23, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Will Trump's Response To France's Digital Tax Undercut The TCJA?

Not for the first time, President Trump has me confused about his tax policy. The signature legislation of his presidency was the 2017 Tax Cuts...
December 5, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Trump Administration Is Looking At Tax Breaks And Other Ways To Boost Private Long-Term Care Insurance

The Trump Administration is (very quietly) looking at ways to reinvigorate the flagging private long-term care (LTC) insurance market. The recommendations are expected to surface...
May 24, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

For Many Households, Trump’s Tariffs Could Wipe Out The Benefits of the TCJA

May 14, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

President Trump As Role Model: Avoiding Taxes For Sport

Do you consider not paying taxes “sport?” The President of the United States says he does. And that raises serious concerns about the stability of our volumtary tax system.
May 8, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Washington’s Theater of Infrastructure: The Trick Is To Get The Joke

Yesterday was a classic example of Washington theater at its best. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer left a White House...
May 1, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Neal Will Need More Of Trump's Tax Returns

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal will need more than six years of President Trump’s income tax returns...
April 5, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

A Tale Of Two Economies: Comparing Trump’s Economic Forecast With CBO’s

A Tale Of Two Economies: Comparing Trump’s Economic Forecast With CBO’s President Trump’s 2020 budget is based upon an extremely optimistic view of the nation’s...
March 13, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Is The US Ready For A Gas Tax Increase?

Is The US Ready For A Gas Tax Increase? House Democrats are talking enthusiastically about passing a big infrastructure bill by summer. President Trump keeps...
March 12, 2019Howard Gleckman