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The COVID-19 Crisis Reveals The President’s Misplaced Budget Priorities

June 9, 2020 –
Presidential Budgets reveal much about the priorities of an administration. President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget, released in early 2020, proposes almost no additional resources...
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...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Remembering Paul O'Neill

April 22, 2020 –
Remembering Paul O’Neill If President George W. Bush expected Paul O’Neill to spend his time as Secretary of the Treasury polishing his resume and promoting...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is The Stimulus Rebate A Universal Basic Income?

March 25, 2020 –
Congress is about to pass a massive economic stimulus package that will, among other things, send cash to most American households. The so-called rebates amount...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Sanders Proposes a $23 Trillion Tax Increase, Mostly On High-Income Households And Businesses

March 19, 2020 –
Excluding tax hikes to fund Medicare for All, Sanders would boost federal revenue by about 3.6 percent of gross domestic product.
State and Local Issues

Critics Argue The Property Tax Is Unfair. Do They Have A Point?

March 9, 2020 –
Last month, an Idaho lawmaker called the property tax “ inherently evil ” and suggested the state repeal it and replace the foregone revenue with...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Biden Would Raise Taxes by $4 Trillion Over 10 Years, Mostly on The Highest-Income Households

March 5, 2020 –
Former Vice President Joe Biden would raise taxes by nearly $4 trillion over the next decade, about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

How the Tax Policy Center Analyzes Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans

March 3, 2020 –
The process behind the numbers we present

What Do Federal Taxes Have To Do With Your Public Transit?

March 2, 2020 –
At a recent forum on infrastructure, Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer discussed their proposals to bolster spending on...
Individual Taxes

Expanding The EITC To Include Family Caregivers

February 21, 2020 –
A handful of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates remain committed to increasing the earned income tax credit (EITC), particularly for workers without children at home...