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TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Federal Budget and Economy

How Not To Shut Down Federal Government Shutdowns

January 11, 2019 –
The other day, my Tax Policy Center colleague Bill Gale proposed a way to avoid the kind of government shutdown the nation has confronted for...
State and Local Issues

TPC’s Sports Gambling Tip Sheet

January 10, 2019 –
I don’t have an official over-under for the number of states that will legalize sports gambling in 2019, but I know it’s high. Since the...

About Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 Percent Tax Rates

January 8, 2019 –
It sure didn’t take long. The 116 th Congress hadn’t been in session for a week when we were hit with the very first round...
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Federal Budget and Economy

How To Shutdown Future Shutdowns

January 7, 2019 –
As the partial shutdown of the federal government enters its 17th day, the stakes are rising. Shutdowns have numerous negative economic and political effects, but...

Congress In 2019: What’s Ahead For Fiscal Policy?

January 4, 2019 –
The return of divided government and the early stages of the next presidential election create enormous uncertainty about how 2019 will go. As Yogi Berra...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Seven Tax Policy Issues To Watch in 2019

January 3, 2019 –
Happy New Year. And welcome to 2019, a year when several important tax policy issues are likely to hit the news. Watch for these: Whether...
Individual Taxes

Political Campaigns and Tax Incentives: Do We Give to Get?

January 2, 2019 –
Can tax policy encourage more individuals to make small donations to political campaigns?
Business Taxes

Economists Love Carbon Taxes. Voters Don't.

December 27, 2018 –
Economists—both liberal and conservative—love carbon taxes. The levies, they say, would create market incentives for people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels and, more...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The TaxVox Lump of Coal Award For The Worst Tax Idea of 2018

December 20, 2018 –
It’s time for Tax Vox to present its annual Lump of Coal Award for the worst tax idea of the year.

(Not So) Happy Birthday to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

December 19, 2018 –
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the biggest tax overhaul in the United States in...
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Brief

The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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