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Is Clinton's Tax Increase One of the Largest in History?
Read moreIn addition to a statement about his tax cut during the first presidential debate in late September, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said... -
Is Trump's Tax Cut the Largest Since Reagan?
Read moreDuring the first Presidential debate on September 26, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump said "my tax cut is the biggest since Ronald... -
Clinton Proposes New Taxes to Offset New Proposals
Read moreIn recent weeks, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of new tax breaks for small businesses and for parents in... -
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on Donald Trump's New Tax Plan
Read moreDonald Trump laid out the details of a new tax plan today. His campaign estimates it will cost $4.4 trillion, about half of the $9.25 trillion that we... -
Expanding Medical Deduction Would Add to Debt
Read moreCongress is at it again - proposing to extend tax breaks without paying for them, and add new ones in the process. Today, the House voted to expand... -
CRFB Responds to Donald Trump’s New Tax Plan
Read moreIn a speech today at the Detroit Economic Club, presidential candidate Donald Trump announced revisions to his tax reform plan, suggesting that... -
Is the U.S. the Highest Taxed Nation in the World?
Read moreAs he accepted the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump stated that “America is one of the highest-taxed countries in the world,” while... -
What Donald Trump Can Do to Improve His Tax and Spending Policies
Read moreIn a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week, Donald Trump’s economic advisers Andy Puzder and Stephen Moore stated that the campaign will release changes... -
House GOP Sketches Out Details on Tax Reform
Read moreThe House Republicans continue to rollout several policy proposals/frameworks, recently releasing a tax reform plan that aims to reduce tax rates and... -
How Much Do Donald Trump's Tax Cuts for Millionaires Cost?
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently released a fact sheet on her campaign website that criticizes Republican presidential... -
IRS Loses $400 Billion Per Year in Unpaid Taxes
Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released new estimates of the “tax gap” – the amount of taxes owed that go uncollected. They reveal that... -
Tax Day 2016: Charts to Explain our Tax System
Read moreToday is Tax Day! Our partners at Fix the Debt have republished their annual chartbook to explain federal taxes – including who pays them, what they...