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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Would Joe Biden Raise Taxes on Low- and Moderate-Income Families? It Depends on What You Mean by Taxes

September 1, 2020 –
Is Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposing to raise taxes on low- and middle-income households? He emphatically says no. President Trump and his allies say...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Donald Trump’s Bullet Point Tax Agenda

August 25, 2020 –
President Trump is formally kicking off his reelection campaign with a couple of pages of bullet points. It makes for a thin tax policy agenda.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Biden’s Tax Hikes May Be A Tough Sell In 2021. What If He Paired Them With Big Refundable Tax Credits?

August 19, 2020 –
The real question for Biden is how much of his ambitious tax plan could Congress realistically pass next year.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Senator Kamala Harris Proposed A Bold Tax Credit To Help Low- And Middle-Income Workers

August 13, 2020 –
As a senator, Kamala Harris has proposed broad legislation designed to raise the incomes of low- and middle-income workers via her LIFT the Middle Class Act.
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.
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...

What Do The Sanders-Biden Fights Over Protecting Social Security Mean?

February 14, 2020 –
One verb, multiple meanings