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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... -
Donald Trump Releases Huge Tax Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his tax reform plan yesterday to lower tax rates and simplify the tax code with the goal of... -
Did the 1986 Tax Act Lead to Long Sustained Growth?
Read moreIn the debate, Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) claimed that “the Ronald Reagan tax cuts of 1986…brought about one of the longest sustained periods of... -
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... -
Fiscal FactCheck: The Second Republican 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... -
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... -
Governor Bush Releases Tax Reform Plan
Read morePresidential candidate Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) announced his tax reform plan to trim deductions and lower tax rates yesterday. It is one part of his... -
Can Tax Reform Substantially Accelerate Economic Growth?
Read moreSince the 2016 Presidential campaign began, a number of candidates have touted tax reform – either overhauling or replacing the current income tax –... -
Washington Post Defends the Cadillac Tax
Read moreThe Washington Post published an editorial Sunday defending the “Cadillac tax,” a part of the Affordable Care Act, in the face of a legislative effort... -
Most of Deficit's Decline Because Tax Breaks Aren't Included
Read moreMuch of the press coverage of the updated projections issued by the Congressional Budget Office last week focused on the fact that the deficit would... -
A Preview of the Potentially High-Stakes Fall
Read moreLawmakers have dealt with several Fiscal Speed Bumps – budgetary deadlines – throughout the year, but quite a few will appear over the next few months... -
The Gathering Storm: Fiscal Clouds Amass This Fall
Read moreIn early 2015, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) warned of the upcoming Fiscal Speed Bumps, explaining “lawmakers will face a...