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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

How Warren’s Promises May Exceed Her Ability To Pay, And Teach Voters An Important Lesson

April 24, 2019 –
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed a long list of detailed, ambitious, and very expensive campaign ideas. And she has described how she’d pay for them:...

The Three Numbers To Know About The TCJA In 2018

April 18, 2019 –
As tax filing season came to an end, lots of people wanted to know how much the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affected 2018...

Four Ways To Tell When A Tax Proposal Is Serious

April 11, 2019 –
With the new Congress well into its legislative season and many Democratic presidential hopefuls in full campaign mode, policy ideas are flying fast and furious...
Individual Taxes

Neal Will Need More Of Trump's Tax Returns

April 5, 2019 –
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal will need more than six years of President Trump’s income tax returns...
Federal Budget and Economy

The US Budget Imbalance Needs Fiscal Therapy

April 4, 2019 –
A few years ago, the Internet went wild over a photograph of a dress. Was it blue and black, or white and gold? Many people...
Individual Taxes

What If We Could Register To Vote When We Filed Our Tax Returns?

April 3, 2019 –
What if, when you filed your income tax return, you were asked if you’d like to register to vote or update your voter registration? To...
Federal Budget and Economy

Temporary Tax Policy in the U.S.

March 19, 2019 –
Last week, I testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on the topic of temporary tax policy. The panel called...

House Democrats May Soon Ask For Trump’s Tax Returns But What Should They Request?

March 7, 2019 –
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) reportedly is about to make a formal request for 10 years of President Trump’s tax returns...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

"Tell me what you want, what you really, really want..."

March 6, 2019 –
I asked some parents to make a choice. Their response was perhaps not what Warren hoped for, given her proposed Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Inside The Warren Vs. Harris Battle Over Tax Progressivity

January 28, 2019 –
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) both want to be elected President of the United States in 2020. Both believe that the federal...