Taxes
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Current Policy Gimmick Would Add Half-Trillion to Debt
Read moreSome tax cutters would like tax reform to embrace a troubling budget gimmick: a current policy baseline. Congressional leaders have set a revenue...
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Statement on President Trump's Tax Speech
Read moreFor Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas released the following statement in response to President...
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Tax Reform Should Not Add to the Debt – Here's 5 Reasons Why
Read moreAs lawmakers return from recess and move onto the fall's agenda, tax reform remains the top priority for both Congress and the Administration. The tax...
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Do Retroactive Tax Cuts Do Much to Boost Economic Growth?
Read moreAs talk of tax reform heats up, some are calling for tax cuts to be made retroactive. An article in The Hill reports that Representative Mark Meadows...
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Maya MacGuineas: 31 Years Later, Tax System Stuck in the 'Danger Zone'
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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Response to Chairman Hatch’s Call for Feedback on Tax Reform
Read moreBelow is a statement from CRFB submitted to the Senate Finance Committee in response to Chairman Orrin Hatch's request for feedback on potential tax...
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Maya MacGuineas: Trump is Wrong on US Tax Ranking, But We Still Need Tax 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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Do Temporary Tax Cuts Only Have A Small Impact on Growth?
Read moreWhile promoting tax reform, House Speaker Paul Ryan stated Tuesday that temporary tax cuts do not produce a large boost to economic growth: These...
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Options to Help Pay For the Trump Tax Plan
Read morePresident Trump's tax reform proposal could cost $5.5 trillion over 10 years, but many of the details that might bring the price tag down have not...
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CRFB Applauds Administration Call To Fully Offset Tax Reform
Read moreFor Immediate Release Yesterday, the Trump Administration released its first full budget (summarized here). Among other policies, the budget called...
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David Stockman: Trump's Tax Plan Never Had a Chance
Read moreDavid Stockman served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration and is currently a member of the board of...
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Factchecking Trump on Taxes
Read moreThis week's issue of The Economist featured an interview with President Donald Trump covering economic, health, tax, and trade policy. We factchecked...