Joe Biden

Expanding The EITC To Include Family Caregivers

A handful of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates remain committed to increasing the earned income tax credit (EITC), particularly for workers without children at home...

February 21, 2020Elaine Maag

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Are Tax Credits The Best Way To Subsidize Long-Term Care Costs?

Most major Democratic presidential hopefuls have proposed new government assistance for those receiving long-term supports and services and their families. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has proposed...

February 3, 2020Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Democrats In Love With Big Tax Hikes Might Do Well To Remember Walter Mondale

When was the last time a presidential candidate promised to raise taxes?

December 9, 2019Howard Gleckman

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Tax Policy and Politics: More of the Same

Wait, are Ds and Rs really on the same page? In remarks yesterday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew expressed optimism for a business tax overhaul, noting a “ great deal of overlap ” between the White House framework and recent Republican proposals. House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan agreed that

January 22, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Why Romney and Obama Pay the Taxes They Pay

By now, many readers of TaxVox know how much Barack Obama and Mitt Romney pay in taxes. But true tax wonks are more interested in...

April 26, 2012Roberton C. Williams

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The GOP, Ethanol, and the No-Tax Pledge

A majority of Senate Republicans yesterday took a symbolic but hugely important vote to eliminate $6 billion in tax subsidies for the production of ethanol...

June 15, 2011Howard Gleckman