Taxes
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The State and Local Tax Deduction Should Be on the Table
Read moreAs tax reform gets underway, there will be disagreement about which tax breaks should be eliminated or reformed and which should remain. There is a...
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Does the State & Local Tax Deduction Mostly Help High-Income Households?
Read moreAt a press briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the fact that the Big 6 tax plan removes the state and...
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A Tale of Two Budgets
Read moreFor Immediate Release This week, the House is voting on a Fiscal Year 2018 budget while at the same time the Senate is debating its own version – and...
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Paying for Tax Reform Event on Capitol Hill
Read moreToday the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an event on Capitol Hill focused on the prospects for tax reform. The event featured...
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Tax Cuts Don't Pay For Themselves
Read moreWhile policymakers are gearing up to address tax reform this fall, some have advocated for abandoning true reform and instead focusing solely on tax...
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What Is a Reasonable Amount of Dynamic Revenue For Tax Reform?
Read moreThoughtful tax reform has the potential to increase the size of the economy, lifting wages and incomes while also generating more tax revenue for the...
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Big 6 Tax Framework Could Cost $2.2 Trillion
Read moreThe so-called "Big 6" today released their framework for comprehensive tax reform. While significant detail still needs to be filled in, enough exists...
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Tax Blueprint Must Focus More on Offsets
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today the “Big 6” unveiled a blueprint for tax reform. The following is a statement from Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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Maya MacGuineas: Congress, Dump the Budget Gimmicks – We Need Real Reform
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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The Feldstein-Feenberg-MacGuineas Cap Could Be Useful for Tax Reform
Read moreAs lawmakers gear up for tax reform, they will need options to broaden the tax base and ensure that tax reform doesn’t add to debt. The traditional...
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Debt Would Equal the Economy in 2028 With Senate Tax Cut
Read moreIt has been reported that Senate Budget Committee has agreed to include reconciliation instructions allowing a tax cut of $1.5 trillion in the Senate...
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Senate Budget Should Pursue Fiscally Responsible Tax Reform, Not Unpaid-for Tax Cuts
Read moreFor Immediate Release Reports suggest that the Senate Budget Committee is considering a budget resolution that allows for $1.5 trillion dollars in...