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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

How Will Romney Pay for His Tax Cuts?

Mitt Romney has proposed massive new tax cuts and promised to balance the federal budget. How will he achieve these seemingly contradictory goals? For now,...
March 8, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Two Good New Books on Tax Reform

If you are interested in a serious but accessible look at my favorite topic—tax reform—check out two new books. One, The Benefit and the Burden...
March 6, 2012Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Romney 2.0: Generous Tax Cuts, But How Will He Pay for Them?

The Tax Policy Center has updated its analysis of Mitt Romney’s platform to reflect his proposed new tax cuts. And the result: Lower taxes for...
March 1, 2012Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Cutting Tax Rates by 20 Percent Could Add $3 Trillion to the Deficit Over a Decade

Last week, Mitt Romney proposed a new tax plan that would, among other things, reduce individual tax rates by 20 percent across the board and...
February 29, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Most GOP Presidential Candidates Would Increase the Deficit

Republican Presidential candidates say--all the time--that they hate budget deficits. A linchpin of each of their campaigns is a promise to slash government and eliminate...
February 23, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Mitt Romney’s Challenge

Mitt Romney has added a new plank to his campaign tax platform : Cut all ordinary tax rates by a fifth. That would bring the...
February 23, 2012Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Would the Buffett Rule Affect Marginal Tax Rates?

The Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 (PFSA) – Congress’ first crack at legislating the Buffett rule – would apply a broad-based 30 percent...
February 14, 2012Dan Baneman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Should States Use Tax Breaks to Woo Seniors?

We’ve all seen the articles in Forbes, Kiplingers , or U.S. News trumpeting the best states to live in retirement. A key measure for them...
February 9, 2012Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

What Tax Reform Would Mean for the States

What would fundamental changes in the federal tax code mean for state and local governments? Would it limit their ability to raise or borrow money?...
February 7, 2012Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What a Value-Added Tax Would Mean for the Tax Code—and the Economy

A well-designed Value-Added Tax could simplify the tax code for most households and finance significant reductions in corporate and individual income tax rates without adding...
January 31, 2012Howard Gleckman