Daily Deduction

"Your Money, Your Vote"

October 29, 2015 –

Did GOP candidates answer your tax questions in last night’s debate? TPC has a new presidential candidate tax plan scorecard that can fill in any...

A Vote, a Plan, a Hike, and a Delay

October 28, 2015 –

A House vote on a budget deal? The House could vote today on the budget deal reached between Speaker John Boehner and the White House, though the...

Deals, Forms, and Drills

October 27, 2015 –

A semi-Grand Bargain? House Speaker John Boehner and the White House have reached a two-year budget deal that would boost spending on both defense...

"Give me just a little more time..."

October 26, 2015 –

Highway funding: Four more days… plus three weeks? To recap : Highway funding expires on Thursday. The Congressional Budget Office estimates Congress...

A Cut, a Cap, or a Tax… and Maybe a Vote

October 23, 2015 –

Everything’s bigger in Texas. Specifically, Houston’s tax cut : The City Council just cut the property tax rate to its lowest level in nearly thirty...

Mo' money, mo' problems...

October 22, 2015 –

“I don’t care too much for money…” but can money buy me corporate tax changes? Carl Icahn, a billionaire investor who is GOP presidential candidate...

“There’s no cut like a tax cut… There's no cut like a tax cut…”

October 21, 2015 –

They’re off to see the wizard (of tax and spending promises), because… of the wonderful things he does? TPC’s Howard Gleckman considers the enormous...

Legislating: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

October 20, 2015 –

Democratic governors would like a highway funding long-term solution. Nineteen members of the Democratic Governors Association want an end to serial...

The best laid plans of candidates and lawmakers often go awry.

October 9, 2015 –

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a Wall Street tax plan. She will propose a tax on high frequency trading that would target...

Who Pays and Who Gains?

October 7, 2015 –

How many households will pay no federal income tax in 2015? TPC finds it’s now 45.3 percent , nearly 5 percentage points higher than TPC estimated in...