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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Problem with Perry’s Optional Tax

October 26, 2011 –
One of the biggest problems with Texas Governor Rick Perry’s optional flat tax may be the choice it gives taxpayers. Perry says you can either...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Perry’s Free Lunch Flat Tax

October 25, 2011 –
There is lots we still don’t know about GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry’s tax and budget plan . But I am pretty sure of one...
Individual Taxes

What is a Flat Tax? (Surprise, it is a VAT!)

October 24, 2011 –
Rick Perry is reportedly going to announce his tax reform plan, a so-called flat tax. There are, as far as I know, no details about...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Fundamental Tax Reform is Essential, Inevitable, and Impossible

October 21, 2011 –
Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986. It was a beautiful fall day and the signing was on the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Does the Tax Reform Act of 1986 Offer Lessons for Future Reform?

October 20, 2011 –
As the economic coordinator of the Treasury study that led to Tax Reform Act of 1986, I've always found it fascinating to read and listen...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Five Lessons from the 1986 Tax Reform Act

October 20, 2011 –
October 22 is the 25 th anniversary of the landmark Tax Reform Act of 1986. For those of us who still remember that remarkable event,...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Would Cut Taxes for the Rich, Raise Taxes for Almost Everyone Else

October 18, 2011 –
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan would result in a massive tax cut for nearly all of the highest earning Americans and a steep average tax...
Individual Taxes

Why A Repatriation Tax Holiday is Still a Bad Idea

October 13, 2011 –
In another one of those bad ideas that never seem to go away, Congress may be about to grant a huge tax break to multinational...
Federal Budget and Economy

Tax Policy in Margaritaville: The Buffett Rule

October 7, 2011 –
I'm trying a new thing in the blog--imagining a debate between a smart conservative and liberal economist on a contentious tax policy issue. Here liberal...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Democrat’s Millionaire Tax: Smart Politics, Awful Policy

October 6, 2011 –
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s plan to fund a $445 billion stimulus, err, jobs bill with a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires is not all...