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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...
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Gene Steuerle: How To Design Tax Reform: 8 Lessons From 1986
Read moreSaying that one is for tax reform doesn’t provide much information about what is being sought or how to do it.
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Maya MacGuineas: Revenue Neutral, Gimmick Free Tax Reform Is Hard -- And Worth It
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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Maya MacGuineas: GOP Considering a Half-Trillion-Dollar Tax-Reform Trick
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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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...