Considerations in Efforts to Restructure Work-Based Credits (November 9, 2009) This paper looks at the system’s evolution, the important role played by the tax system in assisting low earners, and the complexities presented by the current approach. It offers principles to guide the design of a worker credit and child benefit that would replace the EITC, CTC, and MWP, along with a specific proposal.
Fix health care. But fix the deficits, too (September 9, 2009) Obama must spell out a plan for reducing health costs. But that only partly addresses the long-term fiscal gap. Taxes and broader cuts are needed.