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About 600,000 returns reported net farm income in 2008; 1.4 million reported net loss.

Options for Tax Code Reform - video, C-Span website (August 31, 2010)
Eugene Steuerle talked about a new report from the Obama administration on overhauling the tax system.
How does reduced war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan affect the budget deficit? (August 27, 2010)
Roberton Williams, Senior Fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, talks about how recent troop reductions in the Middle East, and war spending overall, impacts the nation's growing budget deficit.
The Debate over Expiring Tax Cuts: What about the Deficit? (August 12, 2010)
Tax Policy Center illustrate the tradeoffs between deficit reduction and the impact on taxpayers of letting specific tax cuts to expire.
Fiscal Policy in Interesting Times (August 5, 2010)
Donald Marron examines the many fiscal challenges facing policymakers in a keynote speech to the Retirement Research Consortium.

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Expiration of the 2001-2003 Tax Cuts

If the 2001-2003 tax cuts expire at the end of 2010 as scheduled, the average tax rate for all taxpayers will jump by 2.7 percentage points. Extending specific provisions would differentially benefit households at different points in the income distribution. See further detail.

How does reduced war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan affect the budget deficit? (August 27, 2010)
Lowering the Heat Around Raising Retirement Age (August 27, 2010)
The Debate over Expiring Tax Cuts: What about the Deficit? (August 12, 2010)
Five Myths about the Bush Tax Cut (August 3, 2010)
A Value-Added Tax for the United States: Part of the Solution (July 22, 2010)
Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families (July 19, 2010)
The Fight Over Fiscal Rectitude: Politics or Economics? (July 15, 2010)
Kids' Share 2010: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children through 2009 (July 14, 2010)

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Effects of Imposing a Value-Added Tax To Replace Payroll Taxes or Corporate Taxes (April 7, 2010)
How Middle-Age Retirement Adds to Recession Woes (June 2, 2010)
5 Myths about your taxes (April 5, 2010)
The Debate over Expiring Tax Cuts: What about the Deficit? (August 12, 2010)
Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families (July 19, 2010)
The Impact of the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 ("Wyden-Gregg") on Effective Marginal Tax Rates (July 14, 2010)
The Future of Individual Tax Rates: Effects on Growth and Distribution: Donald Marron's Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Finance (July 14, 2010)
Preliminary Revenue Estimates and Distributional Analysis of the Tax Provisions in the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 (May 24, 2010)

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