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Obama Proposes to Fix the Cadillac Tax

In the budget he plans to release tomorrow, President Obama will propose some modest changes to the Affordable Care Act’s much-reviled Cadillac Tax on high-cost employer sponsored health plans. In advance of the proposal, Jason Furman, Chair of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers,

February 7, 2016Leonard E. Burman

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To Build a Better Tax Code, You Could Follow the Money

Death and taxes: Inevitable, but not always paired. President Obama wants to change that. In a wide-ranging tax plan he’ll highlight at tonight’s State of the Union address, he’d close “arguably the biggest loophole in the tax code for high-wealth households,” says TPC’s Len Burman. Len explains

January 20, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Can Obama slow corporate inversions? Yes he can.

Politicians can debate whether corporate tax inversions are “unpatriotic” or simply a legitimate technique to reduce taxes--and commentators can argue over whether anything should be done to stop them. Experts also disagree about whether President Obama and his Treasury Secretary have the legal

August 15, 2014Steven M. Rosenthal

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How Progressive is Obama’s Tax Policy?

Has President Obama’s tax policy reduced income inequality? It depends on what you are comparing it to. White House Council of Economic Advisors chief Jason Furman claims that President Obama’s tax policies have sharply reduced inequality. Today’s Washington Post Wonkblog featured some new tables

July 23, 2014Leonard E. Burman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

State of the Union Speech Promotes New Retirement Savings Vehicles

In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a new retirement savings account for workers whose employers do not offer any form...

January 29, 2014William G. Gale Benjamin H. Harris David C. John

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

CBO Finds Growing U.S. Income Inequality

Just as President Obama was decrying our nation’s rising income inequality , the Congressional Budget Office provided him with some new ammunition. CBO’s latest report...

December 9, 2013Roberton C. Williams

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What Changes in the Mortgage Deduction Would Mean for Home Prices

Tax preferences for housing are under fire, with mounting evidence that these preferences are inefficient , unequal , and too expensive to warrant a place...

June 5, 2013Benjamin H. Harris

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What’s the Mix of Spending and Revenue in the President’s Deficit Reduction Proposal?

President Obama’s budget identifies a group of policies as a $1.8 trillion deficit reduction proposal. I found the budget presentation of this proposal somewhat confusing;...

April 12, 2013Donald Marron

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Taxing Millionaires: Obama’s Buffett Rule

From the start of his 2008 campaign, President Obama has called for raising taxes on the rich. He got much but not all that he...

April 11, 2013Roberton C. Williams

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TPC Tax Calculator Shows What Avoiding Fiscal Cliff Means for Taxpayers

Following Congress’s last minute passage of legislation averting a plunge off the fiscal cliff, TPC has released a new Tax Calculator that lets users examine...

January 3, 2013Roberton C. Williams