Taxes
Latest
-
Third Way: Both Revenue Increases and Spending Cuts Are Needed
Two new Third Way papers by David Brown, Gabe Horwitz, David Kendall together present an arguement that we have been making for a while now—that the...
-
CRS: Carbon Tax Would Take a Chunk Out of the Deficit
Efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions have fallen out of favor since the attempted passage of a cap-and-trade program in 2009 and 2010. Still, the...
-
Event Recap: The Challenge of Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Today, the third forum of the "Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future" series was held in New York City on " The Challenges of Pro-Growth Tax...
-
How Does Our Corporate Code Compare to Other Countries?
In our newest paper, " Reforming the Corporate Tax Code," CRFB makes the case for why the U.S. needs to reform the corporate tax code, discussing its...
-
Design Your Own Corporate Tax Plan!
If you've ever wanted to design your own corporate tax reform, now you can with our new Interactive Tax Reform Calculator. There is no question that...
-
More on Capital Gains and Tax Reform
Last week, we featured a piece by CRFB Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein discussing one option to reduce tax rates while maintaining...
-
Capital Gains and Tax Reform
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee held a joint hearing on tax reform and the tax treatment of capital...
-
Where is the Estate Tax Heading?
POLITICO reported earlier in the week that the estate tax debate is re-emerging as the expiration of the 2001/2003/2010 tax cuts looms. The estate tax...
-
Governor Jeb Bush Supports Simpson-Bowles
Former Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) declared his support for Simpson-Bowles in a recent interview with the Tampa Bay Times, in order to begin taking on...
-
Will We Get Another 1986 Soon?
Elaine Kamarck and James Pinkerton, co-chairs of The RATE Coalition, a bipartisan group dedicated to promote tax reform, write in today's The Hill...
-
Goldman Sachs On the Fiscal Cliff
In a new investor note, Alec Philips of Goldman Sachs produced a useful new chart comparing three different scenarios for extending all the fiscal...
-
Bipartisan Compromise Is What's Needed
As Congress heads toward another partisan showdown over the fiscal cliff, it is important to remember that there are plans that have received...