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tax-exempt bonds

State and Local Issues: TaxVox
Huge tax and other subsidies for sports facilities are almost never good ideas. But two new, and especially egregious, examples of how public funds can...
June 29, 2023Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
Virginia’s efforts to subsidize a stadium and mixed-use commercial development for Dan Snyder and his Washington Commanders NFL football team would be a foolish waste...
March 4, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rolled up many different committee bills into a single, massive 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that the Democratic-controlled House likely...
June 26, 2020Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox
The tax bill that House Ways and Means Chairman Brady rolled out on Thursday will generate lots of partisan and ideological fights over the next...
November 6, 2017Richard C. Auxier
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
Who benefits the most from the tax subsidy for municipal bonds? The easy answer is: Rich people who buy most of the tax-free paper. That’s...
October 29, 2013Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Most of the 43 percent of Americans who the Tax Policy Center projects will pay no federal income tax this year make very little money...
September 5, 2013Roberton C. Williams
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
As politicians and their allies look for ways to finance tax rate cuts, a surprising option is getting a great deal of attention among conservatives:...
August 28, 2012Howard Gleckman