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Donald Trump

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What the GOP Platform Says About Taxes

What the GOP Platform Says About Taxes The Republican platform approved yesterday by the GOP convention is an attempt to merge standard party views on...
July 19, 2016Howard Gleckman
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Trump's tax plan is twice as costly as Reagan’s

Donald Trump has proposed a series of tax cuts that would reduce federal revenue by $9.5 trillion over the next decade and add $11.2 trillion...
July 19, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump's huge tax cuts

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s tax plan would slash taxes for individuals and businesses.
July 18, 2016Richard C. Auxier
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Trump’s choice for VP, Mike Pence, is an experienced tax cutter

Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, has only run the state since 2013 but he’s already built a reputation as a...
July 15, 2016Richard C. Auxier
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Imagining Trump And Clinton Fiscal Policy In An Era of Growing Government Debt

The Congressional Budget Office’s long term budget outlook is a curious document. On one hand, a 30-year fiscal forecast will almost certainly be wrong. But...
July 12, 2016Howard Gleckman
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Tax Exemption, Free Speech and a Bold Campaign Promise

An Independence Day Mystery
My daughter just finished the fifth grade, and loved learning about the American Revolution. Over the July 4th holiday she explained why the colonists wanted independence: “People didn’t want to have to pay taxes without having a say in their government.” I asked her if the opposite were ever true: Should organizations that enjoy tax-free status, such as churches, lose their political voice?
July 6, 2016Renu Zaretsky
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The Striking Contrast Between the Trump and House Republican Tax Plans

I’ve never seen anything quite like it: A presumptive presidential candidate proposes a major policy initiative and a month before he is due to be...
June 28, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump’s Tax and Spending Plan Could Sharply Raise Interest Rates

Donald Trump’s tax and spending plan would nearly triple interest rates and increase the federal government’s debt by $14 trillion by 2026, according to an...
June 21, 2016Howard Gleckman
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Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform

Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform Last week, Politico’ s Brian Faler did a great interview (paywall) with Janice Mays, the long-time Democratic staff director for the House Ways & Means Committee. Janice, who has just retired after a remarkable 40 years
May 31, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why Criticize What Trump Is Saying About His Tax Plan?

Critics are blasting Donald Trump for saying his tax plan would be open to negotiation should it ever get to Congress. There are plenty of reasons to criticize the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, but a willingness to find a middle ground on an important policy issue should not be one of them. How did stating the obvious become a political sin?
May 10, 2016Howard Gleckman