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Federal Budget and Economy

Congress Has No Clear Roadmap For Its Next COVID-19 Response

July 8, 2020 –
When Congress returns from its summer break on July 20, its primary job (really, its only job) is to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress...
Federal Budget and Economy

If Trump Curbs New COVID-19 Aid To State and Local Governments, He Will Help Defund The Police

June 10, 2020 –
President Trump has taken a strong position against calls by some on the political left to “defund” police departments. At the same time, he continues...
Business Taxes

Congress May Soon Choose Between Wage Credits Or More Unemployment Benefits

June 5, 2020 –
With the May jobless rate at 13.3 percent —an improvement over April but still terrible-- policymakers are considering many ideas to support workers in the...
Individual Taxes

HEROES Act Would Expand The EITC For Childless Workers And Help Fight Recession

June 3, 2020 –
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act , HEROES Act, would substantially increase the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without children...
Individual Taxes

Should Wealth Taxes Pay For Coronavirus Relief And Recovery?

May 28, 2020 –
I look forward to the day when the economy is strong enough that we can worry about the gigantic debt left behind by federal relief and recovery efforts.
Individual Taxes

Expanding The Child Tax Credit: Full Refundability And Larger Credit

May 26, 2020 –
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), passed by the House of Representatives, would temporarily expand the child tax credit (CTC)...

The CARES Act Charitable Deduction For Non-Itemizers Was A Lost Opportunity To Help Beneficiaries Of Non-Profits

May 19, 2020 –
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress spent about $1.5 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to create a...
State and Local Issues

TPC Analyzes Five Ways To Replace The SALT Deduction Cap

May 14, 2020 –
The $10,000 annual limit on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction was one of the most contentious provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and...
State and Local Issues

Three Ways Congress Should Design COVID-19 Relief for State and Local Governments

May 12, 2020 –
Congress is headed toward a fourth COVID-19 relief package – and arguably the first one directly addressing state and local governments’ pandemic-induced fiscal crisis ...
Business Taxes

Tax 101: Expenses Reimbursed With COVID-19 Aid Should Not Be Deductible

May 8, 2020 –
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the IRS are right: Because the hundreds of billions of dollars the businesses are getting through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...

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How do taxes affect the economy in the short run?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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How do taxes affect the economy in the short run?

A.

Primarily through their impact on demand. Tax cuts boost demand by increasing disposable income and by encouraging businesses to hire and invest more. Tax increases do the reverse. These demand effects can be substantial when the economy is weak but smaller when it is operating near capacity.

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What characteristics make fiscal stimulus most effective?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What characteristics make fiscal stimulus most effective?

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Fiscal stimulus can raise output and incomes in the short run. To have the greatest impact with the least long-run cost, the stimulus should be timely, temporary, and targeted.

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What are automatic stabilizers and how do they work?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What are automatic stabilizers and how do they work?

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Automatic stabilizers are features of the tax and transfer systems that temper the economy when it overheats and stimulate the economy when it slumps, without direct intervention by policymakers.

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