Tax Policy Center

Donald Trump

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

"I was framed!" Or, the Case of the Tax Policy Overpowered by Words

The other day, a Daily Deduction reader asked why I used the phrase “tax relief” as a synonym for “tax cuts.” He suggested that “relief” is a loaded term that implies taxes are too high and therefore bad, and that tax cuts, in turn, are good. That hadn’t occurred to me.
August 3, 2016Renu Zaretsky
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Two very different paths on taxes: Clinton vs. Trump

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed dramatically different tax plans. Clinton wants to raise taxes on high-income households and businesses to boost revenue and pay for new social initiatives.
July 28, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How would Trump’s tax cuts affect different taxpayers?

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's tax plan would cut taxes for households across the income spectrum, but the largest benefits—in both dollar and percentage terms—would...
July 21, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump would increase number of households not paying income taxes

Four years ago, the Republican nominee for president, Mitt Romney, got in political trouble for deriding " the 47 percent " of Americans who did...
July 20, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What the GOP Platform Says About Taxes

What the GOP Platform Says About Taxes The Republican platform approved yesterday by the GOP convention is an attempt to merge standard party views on...
July 19, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump's tax plan is twice as costly as Reagan’s

Donald Trump has proposed a series of tax cuts that would reduce federal revenue by $9.5 trillion over the next decade and add $11.2 trillion...
July 19, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump's huge tax cuts

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s tax plan would slash taxes for individuals and businesses.
July 18, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump’s choice for VP, Mike Pence, is an experienced tax cutter

Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, has only run the state since 2013 but he’s already built a reputation as a...
July 15, 2016Richard C. Auxier
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Imagining Trump And Clinton Fiscal Policy In An Era of Growing Government Debt

The Congressional Budget Office’s long term budget outlook is a curious document. On one hand, a 30-year fiscal forecast will almost certainly be wrong. But...
July 12, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Tax Exemption, Free Speech and a Bold Campaign Promise

An Independence Day Mystery
My daughter just finished the fifth grade, and loved learning about the American Revolution. Over the July 4th holiday she explained why the colonists wanted independence: “People didn’t want to have to pay taxes without having a say in their government.” I asked her if the opposite were ever true: Should organizations that enjoy tax-free status, such as churches, lose their political voice?
July 6, 2016Renu Zaretsky