Presidential campaign proposals

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

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

“Don’t Tax Me, Don’t Tax Thee, Tax That Person Who’s Richer Than… We.”

February 5, 2020 –

Who counts as rich?

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Are Tax Credits The Best Way To Subsidize Long-Term Care Costs?

February 3, 2020 –

Most major Democratic presidential hopefuls have proposed new government assistance for those receiving long-term supports and services and their families. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has proposed...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Inequality Is A Big And Growing Issue, But A Wealth Tax May Not Be The Solution

January 23, 2020 –

Wealth inequality in the US is a big and growing problem. But what should we do about it?

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Three Largely Ignored Tax Policy Issues When Taxing The Wealthy

January 8, 2020 –

The current debate over wealth taxes mostly focuses on whether the very rich are undertaxed, but gives little attention to the most efficient and fairest...