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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trying To Understand The Details Of President Trump’s Tax Plan

We know that President Trump wants to make major changes in the tax code. But while the Administration has released broad outlines, it has not...
June 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump's Can Opener Budget

You know the old joke: An economist and a seaman are stranded on a desert island with only canned food to eat. But they have...
May 23, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What Team Trump Didn’t Tell Us About His Tax Plan

When President Reagan first introduced his version of what would become the landmark 1986 tax reform, his staff kicked off the debate with a phone...
April 27, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump's Familiar Tax Plan Would Add Trillions to the Debt

As usual, President Trump did a masterful job creating sense of drama in the buildup to his announcement today of his current tax agenda. But...
April 26, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Public Does Not Seem to be Clamoring for a Tax Cut

Just as politicians and pundits are talking more about a tax cut and less about tax reform, the public seems happier with...
April 18, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

No, Tax Reform Is Not Easier Than Rewriting the Health Law

Following the collapse of the House GOP health plan, President Trump and many congressional Republicans say they will pivot to tax reform. Passing that initiative,...
March 27, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Russia and the Affordable Care Act Are Killing Tax Reform

Tax reform was always going to be a tough sell in 2017. But now, thanks to the seemingly bottomless controversy over the Trump campaign’s Russia...
March 6, 2017Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump's Fiscal Math Problem

This week, the Trump Administration said it would ask Congress for big increases in defense spending which it would finance by...
March 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

Bye Bye Tax Reform, Hello Tax Relief

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

Memo to Steven Mnuchin: Trump’s Tax Plan Would Add $7 Trillion to The Debt Over 10 Years

At his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing today , Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Trump’s choice to head the Treasury Department, seemed somewhat confused about the Tax...
January 19, 2017Howard Gleckman