TPC Resources on Vice-Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan's Tax Plans

In 2008, Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan proposed broad reforms of federal taxes and health and retirement policy in “A Roadmap for America’s Future” (H.R. 6110). In 2012, Representative Ryan led the development of the  Fiscal Year 2013 House Republican Budget. The following list provides links to Tax Policy Center research, commentary, and events on the candidate and his two tax plans.

Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has neither endorsed nor adopted either of the two tax plans. Both plans differ significantly from the tax plan proposed by Governor Romney. TPC’s analysis of the Romney tax plan is available here.

TaxVox Posts on Romney-Ryan Campaign

• The Ryan Budget Plan May Be the New Centerpiece of Campaign 2012 (August 13, 2012)

Ryan's Roadmap:

The Roadmap proposed to revise the federal tax system by giving taxpayers the option of paying under the existing system or through a vastly simplified tax code that would eliminate nearly all preferences.

• Discussion of the Roadmap
• Guide to TPC tables on the Roadmap
• TPC Event: Tax Reform 2.0 Series: Rep. Paul Ryan on His Reform Roadmap (October 29, 2009)
• Website for "A Roadmap for America's Future"
• TaxVox posts on the Roadmap
  • In Defense of Congressman Paul Ryan (August 6, 2010)
  • Ryan Responds to TPC's Analysis of his Roadmap (March 10, 2010)
  • Rep. Ryan's Tax Roadmap Falls Short of His Revenue Goals (March 9, 2010)
  • Rep. Ryan Responds to Concerns about His Roadmap (February 18, 2010)
  • The Ryan Roadmap: Assume a Can Opener II (February 9, 2010)
  • Older posts on Ryan's Roadmap

FY 2013 House Republican Budget Plan

• Guide to TPC tables on the FY 2013 House Republican Budget
• Video commentary: "The Paul Ryan Budget Proposal," Rudolph G. Penner, Donald Marron, and John Holohan (April 14, 2011)
• TaxVox posts on the Republican Budget Plan
  • Ryan Would Shift the Fiscal Burden to Low and Middle-Income Households (March 27, 2012)
  • Paul Ryan's Budget Plan: More Big Tax Cuts for the Rich (March 23, 2012)
  • The Budget Message Paul Ryan Really Sent (March 22, 2012)
  • Ryan's Mystery Meat Budget (March 20, 2012)
  • A Medicare Reform Plan That Just Might Work (December 15, 2011)
  • Older posts on the House Republican Budget Plans