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The Rubio-Lee tax reform plan: Interesting, very expensive, and DOA. The GOP senators offer a framework for a huge tax cut that would add trillions to the debt over the next ten years while moving the revenue code towards a consumption tax. TPC did a preliminary analysis of an early version of the
March 5, 2015Renu Zaretsky
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No shutdown, so far . Democrats hated it because of riders weakening Dodd-Frank financial protections and allowing fat-cats to triple their donations to political parties. Republicans hated it because it didn’t stop President Obama from liberalizing immigration laws. But, in the end, the House
December 12, 2014Renu Zaretsky
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Inversions: The waiting is the hardest part. At yesterday’s TPC event Treasury Secretary Jack Lew promised an anti-inversion decision “soon,” but committed to no other details . While everybody agrees corporate inversions are done largely to avoid taxes, does Treasury have the authority to prevent
September 9, 2014Renu Zaretsky