Tax Policy Center

Larry Summers

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
For decades, conventional wisdom said that high levels of federal debt created a significant drag on the economy by diverting money that could more productively...
December 7, 2020Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
In its annual budget update, the Congressional Budget Office projected yesterday that under current law the federal deficit is headed for $1 trillion by 2022...
January 29, 2019Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Over the past week or so, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and Glenn Hubbard have all made the same suggestion: Congress should extend all of the...
June 7, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
In 2008, Barack Obama brought an all-star squad of centrist and center-left economists to the White House. Now, as he confronts a critical turning point...
June 9, 2011Howard Gleckman