TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Taxes and Growth – A Cautionary Graph

November 28, 2017 –
The Trump Administration claims that the tax cut going through the House and Senate will significantly boost the overall growth rate of the U.S. economy...

What Would Reagan Do?

November 28, 2017 –
Congress is rushing to rewrite the tax code before Christmas. True tax reform would be a wonderful present for America, but the current tax bills...

The Senate Tax Bill Would Impose High Marginal Tax Rates on Some Pass-through Owners

November 27, 2017 –
Ever since his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has insisted that Congress lower tax rates on income earned by pass-through businesses such as partnerships, S corporations,...
Individual Taxes

Taxing Alcohol May Not Reduce Drunk Driving Accidents: Lessons From Illinois

November 27, 2017 –
The debate in Congress over the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has attracted new attention to how government should tax alcoholic beverages. Lawmakers have proposed...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What Happened To The Base-Broadeners In Congress’s Tax Cut Bill?

November 27, 2017 –
Want to know why the individual tax rate cuts in the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are so small. Or conversely,...
Individual Taxes

If You Care about Social Security and Medicare, You Should Care about these Tax Bills

November 21, 2017 –
The Joint Committee on Taxation, Congressional Budget Office , and Tax Policy Center agree that, without significant changes, the House-passed tax bill (the Tax Cuts...

The Right Way, And The Wrong Way, To Measure the Benefits Of Tax Changes

November 20, 2017 –
At the core of the political debate over the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is an intense and sometimes emotional argument over who benefits. Not...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The House Version Of The TCJA Would Modestly Boost The Economy

November 20, 2017 –
The House-passed version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would benefit the economy modestly over the next 20 years but by far less...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Senate Finance Panel Tax Bill Would Trim Taxes At First But Raise Them For Half Of Households By 2027

November 20, 2017 –
The Senate Finance Committee’s version of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act would cut taxes by an average of $1,300 in 2019, according to a...

Sorry, Pennsylvania Voters, Your Property Tax Isn’t Going Anywhere

November 17, 2017 –
On Election Day, 54 percent of Pennsylvania voters backed a convoluted ballot initiative aimed at ending homeowner’s property taxes. Sounds great, right? Well, unfortunately for...