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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What Do You Think About Taxes?

We’re one month into 2021. There’s a pandemic, an economic slump, and a new president and vice president. Congress is considering another pandemic relief bill and may address new tax proposals too. And tax season starts next week. There’s no time like the present to ask my friends and family what they think about taxes!
February 3, 2021Renu Zaretsky
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Tax Fairness: President Trump, A Case Study

Yesterday, I testified before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on “tax fairness,” and the hearing spotlighted the reporting of new details on President...
October 14, 2020Steven M. Rosenthal
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Does Learning About Taxes Change People’s Views About Fairness?

What makes people think the tax system is fair? In a fascinating new study , my Tax Policy Center colleague Vanessa Williamson found that people’s...
March 29, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Is the U.S. Tax System Fair?

These days, some people want to impose a new Buffett tax on millionaires while others are outraged that low income people pay no income taxes...
May 3, 2012Howard Gleckman