Taxes
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Follow the House's Lead: Pay for the Extenders
Yesterday, the House passed a $31 billion “tax extenders” bill to renew a number of tax rates for another year. The last minute passage of this...
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The Grassroots Talk Fiscal Stewardship
Citizens from across the country had a message yesterday for lawmakers: we are working together to solve our fiscal challenges, why can’t you? At a...
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Time for Tax Reform
Today, the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) was scheduled to release its recommendations on reforming the tax code. Although they...
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House Votes to Make Estate Tax Permanent
The House today voted to avoid eliminating the estate tax next year, only to have it return in 2011 at higher levels. Instead, the current levels of...
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Considering a War Tax
Update: An editorial in today's Washington Post discusses the possibility o f increasing the gasoline tax to help pay for the troop increase. The...
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Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports have come out this week. Check them out: GAO: Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data...
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Taxing Health Care Decisions
Information about the Senate health care bill is trickling in -- word is that coverage provisions will cost $849 billion over ten years and the bill...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauds the House and Senate Finance bills for...
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CBO/JCT Report Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant reports have come out of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) the...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times criticized the House Financial Services...
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CBO Report Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant reports have come out of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) the...
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Homebuyers Credit Will Likely be Extended
The Senate has reached a consensus on the issue of extending the homebuyer’s tax credit, first implemented in the stimulus bill. The tax credit was...