Tax Policy Center

George W. Bush

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Remembering Paul O’Neill If President George W. Bush expected Paul O’Neill to spend his time as Secretary of the Treasury polishing his resume and promoting...
April 22, 2020Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox
On Sunday, top presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway made an important rhetorical pivot: The Trump Administration may no longer be pushing for tax cuts or even...
January 24, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
The presidential election is nearly a year away, but many candidates have already rolled out detailed tax reform plans. On the GOP side, we’ve seen proposals from Jeb Bush (the subject of a rigorous Tax Policy Center analysis ), Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump, among others. Among Democrats
December 15, 2015Harvey Galper
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
It is presidential primary season and once again the tax code is a punching bag for politicians on both sides of the aisle. Listen to their rhetoric and it’s easy to conclude that the tax policy differences in today’s hyperpartisan political environment are so great that reform is doomed. But it
November 1, 2015Jonathan AckermanRosanne AltshulerJeffrey Kupfer
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Conservatives like to say that President Obama has been responsible for massive tax increases. It is wonderful rhetoric that plays to the big tax image...
October 4, 2011Howard Gleckman