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Reading President Bush’s Lips

December 5, 2018 –
George H.W. Bush probably gave a thousand speeches in his life. But many people remember just six words.

Remembering John McCain’s Tax Agenda

August 27, 2018 –
During primary season in 2000, I came upon my boss—a longtime Democratic insider—reading John McCain's tax plan. “It’s really good,” he said, and a lot...
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In A Trade War, The Enemy Is Us

July 23, 2018 –
Walt Kelly ’s comic strip character Pogo said: “We have met the enemy and he is us.” It seems a particularly apt metaphor for the...

Eight Lessons on How to Design Tax Reform

October 13, 2017 –
Endorsing the concept of tax reform is just one small step towards making it a reality. How do lawmakers, who are confronted with an almost...
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Investors May Be Waiting For A Tax Cut To Sell But Congress Could Fix The Lock-In Problem

June 16, 2017 –
Federal tax receipts have been coming in more slowly than expected, according to the Congressional Budget Office . Through the first eight months of the...
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Four Facts for Trump's Infrastructure Week

June 6, 2017 –
The Trump administration is focusing on infrastructure this week. In a series of events, the president and his staff will promote their $1 trillion investment...
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Can Trump make Mexico pay for the wall?

January 31, 2017 –
Mexico won't willingly write the check for Donald Trump's wall. So the president is hunting for a way to make Mexico pay. That search isn't...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Memo to Steven Mnuchin: Trump’s Tax Plan Would Add $7 Trillion to The Debt Over 10 Years

January 19, 2017 –
At his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing today , Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Trump’s choice to head the Treasury Department, seemed somewhat confused about the Tax...
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Repealing the Affordable Care Act Would Cut Taxes For High Income Households, Raise Taxes For Many Others

December 15, 2016 –
Repealing the Affordable Care Act would cut taxes significantly for the highest income one percent of US households, according to a new Tax Policy Center...
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A tax cut in exchange for more federal debt? Some taxpayers consider the tradeoff

December 7, 2016 –
Without offsetting spending cuts that President-elect Trump has yet to describe, his plan offers a giant tax cut that the US can’t readily afford. Would it be worth it?