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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Ryan Would Shift the Fiscal Burden to Low and Middle-Income Households

The budget proposal House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released last week is, essentially, an effort to have low- and middle-class households bear the...
March 27, 2012William G. Gale
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan: More Big Tax Cuts for the Rich

No surprise here, but the tax cuts in Paul Ryan’s 2013 budget plan would result in huge benefits for high-income people and very modest—or no—...
March 23, 2012Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Ryan's Mystery Meat Budget

I am weary of mystery meat. The latest serving was dished out today by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), who released a fiscal...
March 20, 2012Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

How Will Romney Pay for His Tax Cuts?

Mitt Romney has proposed massive new tax cuts and promised to balance the federal budget. How will he achieve these seemingly contradictory goals? For now,...
March 8, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Two Good New Books on Tax Reform

If you are interested in a serious but accessible look at my favorite topic—tax reform—check out two new books. One, The Benefit and the Burden...
March 6, 2012Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Romney 2.0: Generous Tax Cuts, But How Will He Pay for Them?

The Tax Policy Center has updated its analysis of Mitt Romney’s platform to reflect his proposed new tax cuts. And the result: Lower taxes for...
March 1, 2012Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Cutting Tax Rates by 20 Percent Could Add $3 Trillion to the Deficit Over a Decade

Last week, Mitt Romney proposed a new tax plan that would, among other things, reduce individual tax rates by 20 percent across the board and...
February 29, 2012Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Playing Favorites in the Corporate Tax Code

The President’s new Framework for Business Tax Reform is two documents in one. The first diagnoses the many flaws in America’s business tax system, and...
February 24, 2012Donald Marron
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Mitt Romney’s Challenge

Mitt Romney has added a new plank to his campaign tax platform : Cut all ordinary tax rates by a fifth. That would bring the...
February 23, 2012Roberton C. Williams
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Inside Obama’s Framework for Business Tax Reform

Here’s what I love about President Obama’s Framework for Business Tax Reform : His diagnosis of the problem is spot on. In just a few...
February 22, 2012Howard Gleckman