Tax Expenditures
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State of the Union Recap
Read moreLast night in his State of the Union address, President Obama hailed a new era of bipartisan cooperation, focusing on America's competitiveness to...
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House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Fundamental Tax Reform
Read moreToday, the House Ways and Means Committee held its first hearing on tax-reform of the 112th Congress. Several witnesses testified at the meeting...
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IRS Taxpayer Advocate to Congress: The Time for Tax Reform is Now
Read moreIn its annual report to Congress Wednesday, the National Taxpayer Advocate stated unequivocally that "the most serious problem facing taxpayers - and...
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Feldstein on Tax Expenditures
Read moreMartin Feldstein has an interesting op-ed in today's Washington Post on tax expenditures. Tax expenditures -- the list of special tax credits...
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Jan's Plan
Read moreFor about a week now, we've been telling critics of the Co-Chairs' Plan to throw ideas, not stones. So, good for Jan Schakowsky. Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL...
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The Tax Side of the Fiscal Commission's Draft Proposal
Read moreWith the White House fiscal commission Co-Chair's proposal out in public, it's time to continue looking at the specifics of the plan. For this blog...
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Let's Get Specific: Tax Expenditures
Read moreContinuing with our Let’s Get Specific series, which lays out specific plans and policies to help reduce our national debt, today we have released our...
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A Thousand Cuts...
Read moreThe Center for American Progress released a paper yesterday titled " A Thousand Cuts." The paper aims to show how deep policymakers would have to cut...
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Progressives on the Deficit
Read moreAn interesting exchange was recently published on progressive ways to think about deficit reduction, especially when it comes to the “big three...
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Boehner Speaks on Deficits and Taxes
Read moreHouse Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) gave an economic speech today that was billed as setting the policy table if Republicans gain control of...
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Feldstein Discusses Tax Expenditures For Deficit Reduction
Read moreIn an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this Wednesday, Martin Feldstein discusses the pivotal role of tax expenditures in increasing the federal...
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‘Line’ Items: Getting Out of Town Edition
Read moreHeavy Congressional Workload Before Break – Congress has a busy week ahead before it leaves town for next week’s Memorial Day recess. Lawmakers want...