Tax Policy Center

2020 presidential campaign

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC Updates Its Analysis: Biden Would Raise Taxes by $2.1 Trillion, Nearly All On Business and High-Income Households

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s current campaign plan would raise taxes by $2.1 trillion over the next decade, about 0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product.
October 15, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Close Look at Joe Biden’s Social Security Proposals

We recently compared Social Security proposals advanced by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and four of his primary rivals.
October 12, 2020Melissa M. Favreault
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Would Joe Biden Raise Taxes on Low- and Moderate-Income Families? It Depends on What You Mean by Taxes

Is Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposing to raise taxes on low- and middle-income households? He emphatically says no. President Trump and his allies say...
September 1, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Donald Trump’s Bullet Point Tax Agenda

President Trump is formally kicking off his reelection campaign with a couple of pages of bullet points. It makes for a thin tax policy agenda.
August 25, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Biden’s Tax Hikes May Be A Tough Sell In 2021. What If He Paired Them With Big Refundable Tax Credits?

The real question for Biden is how much of his ambitious tax plan could Congress realistically pass next year.
August 19, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Sanders Proposes a $23 Trillion Tax Increase, Mostly On High-Income Households And Businesses

Excluding tax hikes to fund Medicare for All, Sanders would boost federal revenue by about 3.6 percent of gross domestic product.
March 19, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Biden Would Raise Taxes by $4 Trillion Over 10 Years, Mostly on The Highest-Income Households

Former Vice President Joe Biden would raise taxes by nearly $4 trillion over the next decade, about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product.
March 5, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How the Tax Policy Center Analyzes Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans

The process behind the numbers we present
March 3, 2020Mark J. Mazur
: TaxVox

What Do The Sanders-Biden Fights Over Protecting Social Security Mean?

One verb, multiple meanings
February 14, 2020C. Eugene Steuerle
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

“Don’t Tax Me, Don’t Tax Thee, Tax That Person Who’s Richer Than… We.”

Who counts as rich?
February 5, 2020Renu Zaretsky