Doug Holtz-Eakin

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

: TaxVox

Here a Tax Cut, There a Tax Cut

Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan will be House Ways & Means Chair for a while after all. The 2012 GOP Vice-Presidential nominee feels he is “ in a position to make a big difference ” and wants to remain on the tax-writing panel. Had he run for president in 2016, he would have had to give up his

January 13, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Taxes: A Big Gun In The War on Poverty

When Lyndon Johnson declared his War on Poverty 50 years ago this month, he could not have imagined how many battles would be fought through...

January 16, 2014Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Will Going Over the Fiscal Cliff Make a Budget Deal Possible?

This afternoon, I moderated an Urban Institute panel on taxes and the fiscal cliff. The fundamental question on the table: Will Congress have to tumble...

October 2, 2012Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

A Path Forward on Tax Reform

At the National Tax Association’s spring conference last week, former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin laid out a path to tax reform in four...

May 22, 2012Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Raising Taxes on the Rich

This afternoon, I moderated an interesting Tax Policy Center panel on taxing the rich. With the Senate about to debate a Buffett tax on millionaires,...

April 12, 2012Howard Gleckman