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Obama

Individual Taxes: TaxVox
To the Obama Administration, tax reform means corporate tax restructuring. Both the president and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have argued that at least the first...
March 4, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Ideological heresy may not quite be breaking out all over Washington, but in the growing debate over the burgeoning debt, there are helpful hints of...
February 24, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
The latest Republican talking point is that President Obama is “punting” on his fiscal responsibilities by not proposing deep cuts in Medicare and Social Security...
February 22, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
Here’s a quick multiple choice quiz about President Obama’s new budget. Over the next ten years, would the budget: a. Increase taxes by $819 billion...
February 15, 2011Donald Marron
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
The Obama budget confirms what we already knew—neither tax reform nor significant increases in revenues are on the table. Neither are major entitlement programs such...
February 14, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Tomorrow, the White House will release its ideas for overhauling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. While there is little agreement in Washington over...
February 10, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
In his speech yesterday to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Obama doubtless pleased many in his audience by repeating the business community’s favorite mantra...
February 8, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
On a purely rhetorical level, President Obama gave a terrific State of the Union address last night. He delivered the usual laundry list of promises...
January 26, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
If President Obama says much in his State of the Union address tonight about tax reform, he’s likely to focus on revising corporate taxes, and...
January 25, 2011Howard Gleckman