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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Will Romney’s Modest Capital Gains Tax Cut Hurt With the GOP?

Welcome to the season of jobs plans. GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman offered his last week. President Obama will propose his before Thursday night's football...
September 6, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Michele Bachmann Would Knock 20,000 Millionaires off the Tax Rolls

In a revealing interview with Steve Moore of The Wall Street Journal , Representative Michele Bachmann(R-MN) called for repealing taxes on capital gains. She also...
June 16, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

There They Go Again: The ‘People’s Budget’ and High Tax Rates

Will Donald Trump bring Barack Obama’s birth certificate to the Royal wedding? I have no idea, but now that I’ve made our Web optimization folks...
April 28, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Who Benefits From Those Tax Breaks? All of Us.

“We have met the enemy and he is us,” said the cartoonist Walt Kelly. He was talking about preserving the environment, but he could have...
April 6, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Should We Cut Corporate Taxes By Raising Rates on Investors?

While there seems to be growing agreement in Washington that the U.S. needs to cut its tax rate on corporations, there is (surprise) no consensus...
March 29, 2011Howard Gleckman