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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Democrats Who Want To Tax The Very Wealthy Are Taking A Page From Thomas Paine

Did President Biden and other Democrats read 18 th century revolutionary Tom Paine before they proposed their taxes on extreme wealth? Hard to know, but...
May 10, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Many Ways To Tax The Rich

How to tax the rich? Let us count the ways. New taxes on capital income? Higher income tax rates? A wealth tax? Some mash-up of...
March 31, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How An $80,000 SALT Cap Stacks Up Against A Full Deduction For Those Making $400,000 Or Less

Congress seems to be considering two ways to address the Tax Cut and Job Act’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction...
November 18, 2021Howard GleckmanLeonard E. Burman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress Should Include More Unemployment Benefits And Another Stimulus Payment In A New Relief Bill

Should a new relief bill reprise last March’s $1,200 payments or create a new round of extended unemployment benefits?
December 16, 2020Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Congress May Soon Choose Between Wage Credits Or More Unemployment Benefits

With the May jobless rate at 13.3 percent —an improvement over April but still terrible-- policymakers are considering many ideas to support workers in the...
June 5, 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

Are Tax Credits The Best Way To Subsidize Long-Term Care Costs?

Most major Democratic presidential hopefuls have proposed new government assistance for those receiving long-term supports and services and their families. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has proposed...
February 3, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Inequality Is A Big And Growing Issue, But A Wealth Tax May Not Be The Solution

Wealth inequality in the US is a big and growing problem. But what should we do about it?
January 23, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019 It is that time again. TaxVox somehow has whittled down its...
December 23, 2019Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Democrats In Love With Big Tax Hikes Might Do Well To Remember Walter Mondale

When was the last time a presidential candidate promised to raise taxes?
December 9, 2019Howard Gleckman