Taxes
Latest
-
Further Debt-Financed Tax Cuts Beyond Irresponsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the House is scheduled to vote on the first of several of health-related tax cuts, which could total over $100 billion...
-
Have Deficit Projections Doubled Because of the Tax Bill and BBA 2018?
Read moreChairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) appeared on Fox Business this morning, where he was asked about CRFB's analysis...
-
Ways and Means Committee Considering $92 Billion of Tax Cuts
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee today is marking up a package of 11 tax bills related to health care. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT)...
-
The Deficit Is Not "Coming Down Rapidly"
Read moreThis morning, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow appeared on Fox Business and made the following claim (emphasis added): "As...
-
After Tax Reform, Tax Expenditures Remain Costly
Read moreThe Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) recently released its latest tax expenditure estimates. The report shows that despite the 2017 tax law, which...
-
Is CBO "Always Wrong" Because It Doesn't Understand Growth?
Read moreIn dismissing projected trillion-dollar deficits, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow recently claimed that one should "never believe the...
-
Factchecking the Senate Budget Committee Hearing with CBO
Read moreAt least two claims in Wednesday's Senate Budget Committee hearing with Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall merit fact checking...
-
Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Tax Extenders
Read moreOn March 14, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Ways and Means Tax Policy...
-
WATCH: MacGuineas Testifies Before Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified before the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee on tax...
-
Post-State of the Union Fact Check Roundup
Read moreThe President's first State of the Union address included several claims related to the recently passed tax legislation, including a few repeat claims...
-
IMF: Tax Bill's Boost to Growth is Short-Term
Read moreThis week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a new estimate of economic growth, revising their short-term estimate upwards because of the...
-
$30 Billion in Debt is a High Price to Reopen the Government
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House and Senate have passed a short-term continuing resolution extending discretionary funding through February 8. The...