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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Will Congress Turn Democratic Tax Hikes Into Bipartisan Tax Cuts?

March 24, 2022 –
A funny thing happened to the trillions of dollars of proposed tax increases on corporations and high-income households that were high on the agendas of...

Are Current Hill Tax Plans Enough To Fund A Scaled-Back Climate And Social Spending Bill?

March 10, 2022 –
In a 50-50 Senate where every vote counts, President Biden’s “Build Back Better” (BBB) fiscal agenda has a new name and—if it wants the vote...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC’s 2021 Lump Of Coal Award For The Worst Tax Policy Ideas Of The Year

December 22, 2021 –
Welcome to the Tax Policy Center’s annual Lump of Coal Award for the year’s biggest tax policy blunders, Build Back Better edition. Even by the...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Short Run Growth and Inflation Effects of Build Back Better Are Likely to Be Modest

November 17, 2021 –
A key issue in the congressional debate over President Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) plan is how it would affect the economy over the next...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Build Back Better 2.0 Still Raises Taxes For High Income Households And Reduces Them For Others

November 11, 2021 –
In a new analysis , the Tax Policy Center estimates that the major tax changes in the latest version of President Biden’s Build Back Better...

How Should Congress Fund Investments in The Internal Revenue Service’s Infrastructure?

July 7, 2021 –
Congress is moving toward rectifying the decade-long funding crisis at the IRS . The House is on track to adopt President Biden’s proposed $1.6 billion...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Paying for Infrastructure With Pixie Dust

June 29, 2021 –
President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have agreed to the framework of a plan to boost infrastructure spending by about $579 billion. On...
Individual Taxes

Should IRS or Social Security Administer A Monthly Child Benefit?

February 17, 2021 –
President Biden, the House Ways & Means Committee, and Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) agree: They want to increase child benefits to parents who work and...
Federal Budget and Economy

Another Way to Target Pandemic Relief Payments: Help Those Who Were Financially Hurt the Most In 2020

February 1, 2021 –
Some Senate Republicans say they want to scale back President Biden’s proposed $1,400 relief payments. Last week, my Tax Policy Center colleague Howard Gleckman proposed...
State and Local Issues

Big Tax Hikes and Lots of Sin: Your Guide to 2020’s State Ballot Measures

October 27, 2020 –
There are a lot of state ballot measures affecting tax policy this year.