TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Investors May Be Waiting For A Tax Cut To Sell But Congress Could Fix The Lock-In Problem

June 16, 2017 –
Federal tax receipts have been coming in more slowly than expected, according to the Congressional Budget Office . Through the first eight months of the...
Budget 2018

Trump’s Budget Could Create Chaos in the States

June 15, 2017 –
President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would result in deep cuts to federal payments to states. Federal funds currently account for nearly a third of state...
Brady

The Day Tax Reform Died

June 14, 2017 –
When historians tell the story of the great tax debate of 2017, they may mark down yesterday, June 13, as the day tax reform died...
Kansas budget
State and Local Issues

What the Kansas Tax Cut About-Face Means

June 14, 2017 –
The tax cut that Kansas Governor Sam Brownback hailed in 2012 as “a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy” has been...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Replacing The Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance: A First Step To Compromise

June 14, 2017 –
The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans remain stalemated over how to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). One major problem: The House...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Flake’s Alpaca Attack Misses The Real Problem With the Tax Code

June 13, 2017 –
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is generating some buzz for publishing a 56-page report on what he considers the most egregious preferences in the tax code...
Individual Taxes

Why don’t more eligible Asian Americans benefit from the earned income tax credit?

June 9, 2017 –
This piece was originally published on Urban.org . May was Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the collective identity and diversity of...
State and Local Issues

What do immigrants cost state and local governments?

June 8, 2017 –
Heated debates about travel bans and border walls seem to dominate the news cycle, but what do we really know about the effects of immigration?...
State and Local Issues

The Brownback Tax Cut Experiment Ends in Kansas

June 7, 2017 –
Just as President Trump is ramping up his push for a major tax cut that he believes will pay for itself through faster economic growth,...
(Matt Rourke/AP Photo).
Individual Taxes

Taxing Bubbles, or, the Case of the Tax for Racial Equity

June 7, 2017 –
“Diet soda doesn’t have sugar. Are bubbles bad for you?” Daniel asked. Nope. The mayor of Seattle had good intentions for taxing a wider range of beverages, but the road to bad tax policy often is paved with good intentions.