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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Striking Contrast Between the Trump and House Republican Tax Plans

I’ve never seen anything quite like it: A presumptive presidential candidate proposes a major policy initiative and a month before he is due to be...
June 28, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump’s Tax and Spending Plan Could Sharply Raise Interest Rates

Donald Trump’s tax and spending plan would nearly triple interest rates and increase the federal government’s debt by $14 trillion by 2026, according to an...
June 21, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform

Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform Last week, Politico’ s Brian Faler did a great interview (paywall) with Janice Mays, the long-time Democratic staff director for the House Ways & Means Committee. Janice, who has just retired after a remarkable 40 years
May 31, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why Criticize What Trump Is Saying About His Tax Plan?

Critics are blasting Donald Trump for saying his tax plan would be open to negotiation should it ever get to Congress. There are plenty of reasons to criticize the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, but a willingness to find a middle ground on an important policy issue should not be one of them. How did stating the obvious become a political sin?
May 10, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Finding A Politician Who Would Pay For What She Promises

The folks over at the Committee for A Responsible Federal Budget have added up the cost of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s policy platform and how she’d finance it. And, lo and behold, it looks like she’d actually pay for nearly all she wants to do. In contemporary American politics, this is nothing short of amazing.
May 3, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Best—And Worst—Tax Ideas of the 2016 Presidential Campaign

It is only April and we have heard presidential candidates propose some of the biggest and most ambitious tax plans i n modern US history. Donald Trump is proposing the largest tax cut ever, and Ted Cruz is not far behind. Bernie Sanders has proposed the biggest tax increase since World War II. But
April 14, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Case of the Hidden Import Tax

Or: It's all about the shoes.
My 11-year-old daughter and I were shopping for sneakers recently, and we wanted to stick to a budget. We found a pair she liked, and...
April 6, 2016Renu Zaretsky
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Challenges of Modeling Presidential Tax Plans

The Challenges of Modeling Presidential Tax Plans The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sponsored a fascinating discussion yesterday on estimating presidential candidate tax plans. My Tax Policy Center colleague Len Burman, Kyle Pomerleau of the Tax Foundation, and Bob McIntyre of Citizens
March 10, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Much Ado About Everything But Tax Plans

When the Tax Hound began its monthly investigations a year ago, we had the modest goal of making tax policy relevant to the every-day concerns of the average taxpayer. At the time, I was drunk with wonky excitement (if that’s possible). “We elect a new president in a year, and we can help make tax policy matter to the average voter! There’ll be candidate proposals, analyses of those plans… It’ll be great!”
March 1, 2016Renu Zaretsky
: Daily Deduction

What comes after a big night for Clinton and Trump?

Clinton, Trump sweep Super Tuesday primaries. Clinton collected 453 delegates, Trump rounded up 203. But neither landed a knock-out punch. So... on to the next round: 18 delegate-rich contests through March 15 that could largely decide both party races. Maybe voters in Michigan and Missouri will be
March 1, 2016Renu Zaretsky