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The Impact of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Proposals on Effective Marginal Tax Rates (September 30, 2008)
The Candidates’ Spending Plans: Do They Add Up? (TPC Event: October 3, 2008)
Senate-passed Version of H.R. 6049, the Extenders and AMT Relief Bill (September 24, 2008)
How to Find Tables for TPC’s Analysis of the Candidates’ Tax Plans (September 12, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Updated September 12, 2008 (September 12, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)

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The Impact of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Proposals on Effective Marginal Tax Rates (September 30, 2008)
Sunday Forum: The Debt Bomb (September 28, 2008)
International-Taxation Scholar Rosanne Altshuler to Become Co-Director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (September 15, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Updated September 12, 2008 (September 12, 2008)
Refundable Credits Have Cut Taxes for Low-Income Households (August 19, 2008)
Interview with Dr. Eric Toder (August 8, 2008)
Who Pays Capital Gains Tax? (July 31, 2008)

An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Updated September 12, 2008 (September 12, 2008)
Who Pays Capital Gains Tax? (July 31, 2008)
The Impact of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Proposals on Effective Marginal Tax Rates (September 30, 2008)
The Distribution of Federal Taxes, 2008-11 (June 11, 2008)
Making Work Pay Enough: A Decent Standard of Living for Working Families (July 16, 2008)
Solvency Recommendations for Ohio (July 28, 2008)
Weathering Job Loss: Unemployment Insurance (July 16, 2008)