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Federal Budget and Economy

Trump The Disrupter Takes Dead Aim At Social Security

August 10, 2020 –
Throughout the 3 ½ years of his presidency, Donald Trump has disrupted nearly every major institution of government, save one.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

How Would A Second Round Of COVID-19 Rebates Affect Households?

July 30, 2020 –
It may be months before a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus is available to everyone. But it may be just a month or so before...
Individual Taxes

Where Is My Income Tax Refund?

July 16, 2020 –
Hope you had a Happy Tax Day. I’m still waiting for my refund. I filed my 2019 individual income tax return electronically on May 1...
Federal Budget and Economy

Congress Has No Clear Roadmap For Its Next COVID-19 Response

July 8, 2020 –
When Congress returns from its summer break on July 20, its primary job (really, its only job) is to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress...
Federal Budget and Economy

If Trump Curbs New COVID-19 Aid To State and Local Governments, He Will Help Defund The Police

June 10, 2020 –
President Trump has taken a strong position against calls by some on the political left to “defund” police departments. At the same time, he continues...
Business Taxes

Congress May Soon Choose Between Wage Credits Or More Unemployment Benefits

June 5, 2020 –
With the May jobless rate at 13.3 percent —an improvement over April but still terrible-- policymakers are considering many ideas to support workers in the...
Individual Taxes

HEROES Act Would Expand The EITC For Childless Workers And Help Fight Recession

June 3, 2020 –
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act , HEROES Act, would substantially increase the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without children...
Individual Taxes

Should Wealth Taxes Pay For Coronavirus Relief And Recovery?

May 28, 2020 –
Remember when then-presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren made wealth taxes key parts of their campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination? That seems so...
Individual Taxes

Expanding The Child Tax Credit: Full Refundability And Larger Credit

May 26, 2020 –
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), passed by the House of Representatives, would temporarily expand the child tax credit (CTC)...

The CARES Act Charitable Deduction For Non-Itemizers Was A Lost Opportunity To Help Beneficiaries Of Non-Profits

May 19, 2020 –
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress spent about $1.5 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to create a...