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Michael Graetz

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

How The Anti-Tax Movement Changed Politics and Government

How The Anti-Tax Movement Changed Politics and Government In his new book, law professor Michael Graetz makes a provocative argument: The modern anti-tax movement is...
April 2, 2024Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

"I was framed!" Or, the Case of the Tax Policy Overpowered by Words

The other day, a Daily Deduction reader asked why I used the phrase “tax relief” as a synonym for “tax cuts.” He suggested that “relief” is a loaded term that implies taxes are too high and therefore bad, and that tax cuts, in turn, are good. That hadn’t occurred to me.
August 3, 2016Renu Zaretsky
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Mike Graetz Looks at International Tax From 30,000 Feet

It is so easy to get lost in the weeds of tax policy. Nowhere is that more true than in the hyper-technical world of international...
July 21, 2016Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Case of Love, Death, Estates, and Taxes

I was 12 when I first heard “Little Red Corvette,” a profoundly racy song by the late musician Prince. I didn’t really understand the lyrics but remember shouting, “I love this song!” Even though English was their second language, my parents caught its meaning and were not fans. I just rolled my eyes, thinking “What’s wrong with a car?”
May 4, 2016Renu Zaretsky
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Is a Consumption Tax Talk Making a Comeback?

Maybe it’s just because Congress is on spring break and tax wonks don’t have much to talk about, but suddenly the idea of a consumption tax is getting a new look. The tax plan proposed earlier this month by senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) is one form of the levy. And tax journalists
March 31, 2015Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Value-Added Tax That Won’t Raise Revenues Or Boost Taxes on the Poor

For many years, Michael Graetz, now a law professor at Columbia University, has been promoting a national Value-Added Tax (VAT) that would become the principal...
November 26, 2013Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What a Value-Added Tax Would Mean for the Tax Code—and the Economy

A well-designed Value-Added Tax could simplify the tax code for most households and finance significant reductions in corporate and individual income tax rates without adding...
January 31, 2012Howard Gleckman