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There Are Ways Congress Could Better Target A New Round of Pandemic Relief Payments

January 26, 2021 –
Congressional Republicans and some Democrats are urging lawmakers to better target President Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan for new pandemic relief. And they are right: It...

TaxVox’s Lump of Coal Award For The Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2020

December 22, 2020 –
It goes without saying that 2020 was an awful year. Bad tax policy didn't make it much better.

What Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal About Wealth Inequality and Slower Economic Growth

October 19, 2020 –
The New York Times account of President Trump’s tax returns reveal far more than his personal ability to avoid taxes.
Individual Taxes

COVID-19 Is Changing The Labor Market. Tax Policy Must Change Along With It.

October 13, 2020 –
The coronavirus recession has dealt a devastating blow to millions of US workers with consequences that could persist for years.
Individual Taxes

Fewer Than 0.5 Percent of Very High-Income Households Paid as Little Tax As Donald Trump

October 2, 2020 –
Following The New York Times blockbuster series on President Trump’s personal finances—especially the revelation that he paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016...
Individual Taxes

TPC Estimates The HEROES Act Would Substantially Cut Individual Income Taxes  

May 22, 2020 –
The major individual income tax provisions in the House-passed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act would cut taxes by an average of...
Individual Taxes

By Overturning the ACA, The Supreme Court Would Cut Taxes Substantially For High-Income Households

May 12, 2020 –
Last week, President Trump said the Administration will urge the US Supreme Court to overturn the entire 2010 Affordable Care Act. While the High Court...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Will The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill’s Individual Payments Work?

March 26, 2020 –
For many households, the most important provision of the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate last night will be the individual cash...
Individual Taxes

Direct Payments In Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Are Well Targeted to Low- And Middle-Income Households

March 23, 2020 –
The direct payments (called recovery rebates) included in the Senate’s latest coronavirus stimulus plan would target two-thirds of their benefits to low- and middle-income households,...

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

February 14, 2020 –
One verb, multiple meanings