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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC’s Annual Lump Of Coal Awards For The Worst Tax Ideas of 2022

Welcome to the Tax Policy Center’s annual Lump of Coal Awards for the worst tax ideas of 2022. It was an election year...
December 21, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Politicians Are Arguing Again About Social Security. That’s Good

Suddenly, Social Security reform is back in the news. For all the wrong reasons, perhaps. But at least politicians are talking about it. And that’s...
October 26, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Rick Scott Walks Back His Tax Increase Plan...Sort Of

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who last February proposed taxing millions of low-income households that currently pay no income tax, has released a new version that...
June 10, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Scott’s “Skin In The Game” Plan Could Raise Taxes By $100 Billion in 2022, Mostly On Low- And Moderate-Income Households

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has proposed an 11-point plan to “Rescue America” including this : “All Americans should...
February 24, 2022Howard Gleckman
: Daily Deduction

Raising or Cutting Taxes: Go Big or Go Home

Did Jeb Bush promise his own tax reform? Kinda. With many other GOP presidential hopefuls vowing bold tax reform, observers were wondering whether the former Florida governor would follow suit in yesterday’s announcement speech. He didn’t. Instead, he merely pledged to “think big,” and promised “a
June 16, 2015Renu Zaretsky
: TaxVox

And the Winner Is... The GOP. Now What?

The GOP takes control of the Senate. It has secured a majority in the Senate but has far from working control in a chamber where 60 votes are needed to do almost anything. Utah’s Orrin Hatch will become the new chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Alabama’s Jeff Sessions is in line to head the
November 5, 2014Renu Zaretsky
: TaxVox

Rules, Reform, Taxes and Wealth: No Harm in Trying?

Maybe the duck will walk again? Lawmakers are putting down their markers on anti-inversion legislation. Top Senate Democrats Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer have introduced a bill to curb “earnings-stripping” by multinational corporations—a practice where firms maximize U.S. tax deductions for
September 11, 2014Renu Zaretsky