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Short-Term Extenders Package Is Still Irresponsible
Read moreFaced with the possible opposition over a $700 billion deal to extend permanently some of the expiring " tax extenders", Congress may consider a bill...
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GOP Campaigns Discuss Tax Plans
Read moreThe Conservative Reform Network and Americans for Tax Reform recently hosted a forum where representatives from the Republican presidential campaigns...
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Washington Post Criticizes Senate Vote to Repeal the Cadillac Tax
Read moreThere were many legislative developments in the past week, including the passage of a five-year highway bill and continued negotiations on a tax deal...
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Who Gets What in the Tax Extenders Deal?
Read moreCongress is still considering a potential fiscally irresponsible deal to extend the 50-some tax breaks that expired at the end of the year, known as...
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Tax Deal Goes Beyond Simple Extensions
Read moreCongress is in the process of negotiating a potential $ 700 billion deal that would extend several tax provisions that expired at the end of 2014...
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Emerging Tax Deal Could Add $2.3 Trillion in Debt by 2035
Read moreA fiscally irresponsible bipartisan deal is emerging to re-instate, make permanent, and in some cases expand many expired tax breaks known as tax...
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Seven Reasons to Pay for Tax Extenders
Read moreBy the end of the year, lawmakers will likely to try to revive the “ tax extenders,” a set of more than 50 tax breaks that expired at the end of 2014...
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The PREP Plan: Paying for the Tax Extenders to Set Up Tax Reform
Read moreBefore the end of the year, Congress will again consider renewal of the “tax extenders,” a collection of more than 50 expired tax breaks for...
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Fiscal FactCheck: The First Democratic Debate
Read moreThis blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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101 Economists to Congress: Keep the Cadillac Tax
Read moreIn light of the recent reconciliation package that repeals the Cadillac tax on high-cost health insurance plans and Democratic Presidential candidate...
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Did We Cut Taxes When We Last Balanced the Budget?
Read moreGovernor John Kasich (R-OH), who our previous Fiscal FactChecker pointed out was a key player in the 1997 balanced budget agreement, claimed last...
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Ways & Means Committee Keeps Cutting Taxes, Adding to Debt
Read moreThe House Ways & Means Committee today approved tax and health breaks costing nearly $420 billion over ten years, or almost $520 billion with interest...