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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Congress Has Not Passed A 2014 Budget, and Probably Won’t

March 25, 2013 –
You probably read stories over the weekend about how the Senate passed a 2014 budget just before dawn on Saturday morning, a day after the...
Individual Taxes

Same-Sex Couples and Taxes

March 25, 2013 –
The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was not primarily a tax law but it certainly affects the federal taxes that same-sex couples pay. In...
Individual Taxes

Automatic Retirement Saving Inches Forward

March 22, 2013 –
Automatic enrollment is slowly gaining steam as the choice strategy to encourage retirement saving. A bold plan in California would eventually make the practice widespread...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Why the Tax Cuts in the Senate Budget Don’t Add up

March 21, 2013 –
The Senate Democrats’ budget, like the House version, rips unfair and inefficient tax preferences that litter the revenue code. But the tax provisions of the...
Individual Taxes

TPC’s Upcoming Leadership Change

March 20, 2013 –
Dear readers, we have two big pieces of TPC news today . First, I will be moving upstairs (both figuratively and literally) as the Urban...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What the Tax Policy Center Really Said About the Ryan Budget

March 19, 2013 –
The political response to the Tax Policy Center’s analysis of House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) fiscal plan was predictable, and mostly based on...
Federal Budget and Economy

Not Yet Time to Break Out the Champagne

March 18, 2013 –
Those of us who have spent much of our careers in Federal tax policy offices have reason this week to feel vindicated. While the two...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

“Common Sense” Aside, What Do We Really Know About Capital Income Taxes and Growth?

March 15, 2013 –
If you’re discussing tax policy with someone who asserts that his or her point is “just common sense,” this could indicate one of two things:...
Federal Budget and Economy

House GOP Would Need $5.7 Trillion in Tax Hikes to Offset Ryan Rate Cuts

March 15, 2013 –
House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) fiscal plan promises to balance the federal budget in 10 years, make major cuts in income tax rates...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Ideological Chasm Between the House and Senate Budgets

March 14, 2013 –
Think of the federal budget as an expression of government priorities described by numbers and words. This week, we’ve seen two widely divergent views of...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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