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fiscal policy

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) decision to drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination means voters have lost their best opportunity to hear a serious...
November 14, 2023Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who appears to be winning increasing support a mong Republicans in the race for her party’s 2024 presidential nomination,...
November 6, 2023Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Following the first Republican presidential primary debate, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy seems to be having a moment. That makes it a good time to explore his...
September 1, 2023Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
No Labels Fiscal Policy Reads More Like No Details The bipartisan group No Labels is getting a lot of attention these days because it says...
July 19, 2023Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Partisan congressional squabbling over the nation’s debt limit once again threatens to shut down the federal government and perhaps trigger a worldwide financial crisis. The...
September 22, 2021Leonard E. Burman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Federal lawmakers have found many ways to shift the responsibility for today’s spending to tomorrow’s taxpayers. But among the most important is their habit of...
December 3, 2019C. Eugene Steuerle
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
The US—with a projected 2018 federal budget deficit of 4 percent of Gross Domestic Product and an economy running at close to full employment-- just...
February 22, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
President Trump, who sees himself as the toughest guy in the room, is, along with his GOP allies in Congress, disarming the federal government’s ability...
February 14, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Over the past few years, the long-term fiscal situation has improved. With the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (in early January,...
March 6, 2014William G. GaleAlan J. Auerbach
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Washington may be about to do what it does best--kick the can down the road. House Republicans have tentatively agreed on a plan to extend...
October 10, 2013Howard Gleckman