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About Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 Percent Tax Rates

January 8, 2019 –
It sure didn’t take long. The 116 th Congress hadn’t been in session for a week when we were hit with the very first round...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Seven Tax Policy Issues To Watch in 2019

January 3, 2019 –
Happy New Year. And welcome to 2019, a year when several important tax policy issues are likely to hit the news. Watch for these: Whether...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The TaxVox Lump of Coal Award For The Worst Tax Idea of 2018

December 20, 2018 –
It’s time for Tax Vox to present its annual Lump of Coal Award for the worst tax idea of the year.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Did President Trump Just Throw Corporations, and Senate Republicans, Under the Bus?

November 9, 2018 –
In his press conference on Wednesday, President Trump raised more than a few eyebrows by saying he’d be willing to support “adjustments ” to the...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What The New Congress Will Mean For Tax And Budget Policy

November 7, 2018 –
The 116 th Congress is going to look very different from the 115 th . But don’t expect tax and budget policy to change much...
Individual Taxes

Senator Harris Seeks To Raise Incomes Using A New Tax Credit

October 18, 2018 –
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is proposing to raise the incomes of working families through a new tax proposal called the “LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Amazon Isn’t A Bad Employer, But Stop-BEZOS Is A Bad Bill

September 7, 2018 –
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) just introduced the ‘‘ Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act ’’ (or Stop-BEZOS) that would punish...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Nation’s Partisan Divide Is Infecting Tax Policy

May 30, 2018 –
“Don’t tax me, don’t tax thee, tax that fella behind the tree.” This bit of doggerel, attributed to the late Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell...

The TCJA Will Create More Complexity For Taxpayers Than It Claims

January 5, 2018 –
Among the most complex provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is its special tax deduction for income earned by pass-through businesses. In...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC’s New Calculator Compares The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act With Today’s Tax Law

December 21, 2017 –
Want to learn how the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affects taxpayers in different situations? Want to know how it affects you? Of...