TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC Launches Beta Website

March 7, 2016 –
In a few weeks, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center will launch our new website. Starting today, the site is running in “beta,” and we invite you...
State and Local Issues

The Perils of Tax Incentives for Economic Development

March 6, 2016 –
With the economy still digging out of the Great Recession, states are aggressively competing to land new factories, investment, and hopefully new...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Sanders Proposes A Tax Increase of Historic Proportions

March 3, 2016 –
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has proposed a tax increase of $15.3 trillion over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Hillary Clinton Would Raise Taxes On High-Income Households By $1.1 Trillion Over 10 Years

March 3, 2016 –
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton would raise taxes on businesses and high-income households while making minimal changes to the after-...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC Updates Analysis of Ted Cruz’s Tax Proposal To Reflect a Change in His EITC Proposal

March 2, 2016 –
After the Tax Policy Center published our analysis of Senator Cruz’s tax plan, the campaign told us that they also intend to expand the Earned Income...
Federal Budget and Economy

Budgeting for federal lending programs is still a mess 

March 1, 2016 –
On Monday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) defended the current method for budgeting for federal lending programs, known as “credit reform...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Much Ado About Everything But Tax Plans

March 1, 2016 –
When the Tax Hound began its monthly investigations a year ago, we had the modest goal of making tax policy relevant to the every-day concerns of the average taxpayer. At the time, I was drunk with wonky excitement (if that’s possible). “We elect a new president in a year, and we can help make tax policy matter to the average voter! There’ll be candidate proposals, analyses of those plans… It’ll be great!”
Federal Budget and Economy

Auerbach and Gale Find the U.S. Is Heading For a Fiscal Danger Zone

February 23, 2016 –
As you consider the lavish promises of various presidential candidates, here’s a bit of useful context: Even without the effects of promised tax cuts...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Should We Use the Revenue from Taxing Carbon?

February 22, 2016 –
A US carbon tax could raise $1 trillion or more in new revenue over the next decade. There is no shortage of ways to use it. Tax reformers want to...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The GOP Proposed Tax Cuts Would be Unprecedented (updated)

February 18, 2016 –
Howard Gleckman pointed out that a common theme in the GOP primary tax proposals is that they are huge tax cuts. But how do they stand up to George W...