debt and interest rates Archive
Biden Tax Fairness: Double Taxation
March 13, 2023
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares As President Biden pointed out in his State of the Union address to raucous applause, “I think a lot of you at home agree with me that our present tax system is simply unfair.” Two often overlooked aspects of unfairness in our tax code are complexity and double taxation, which would be made
US Tax Reform Plan: Federal Flat Tax
February 14, 2023
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Key Findings The federal tax code remains a major source of frustration and controversy for Americans, and a hindrance to economic growth and opportunity. Other countries, such as Estonia, have proven that sufficient tax revenue can be collected in a less frustrating and more efficient way. This report provides an analysis of the
Federal Tax & Budget Policy During the Lame Duck
November 22, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Two weeks after the 2022 midterm elections, it’s becoming clearer where tax policy may be headed for the rest of the year and into 2023. In the short term, Congress must deal with tax extenders and expiring business tax provisions that may undermine the economy. Next year, the return of divided government and
2022 Tax Extenders: Details & Analysis
November 15, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares At the end of each year, policymakers face a series of expiring tax provisions that are typically extended on a temporary basis, setting up a recurring and almost ritualistic tax extenders season. At a time of heightened concerns about the economy, high deficits, and inflation, policymakers should prioritize stability and economic growth by
The “Inflation Tax” Is Regressive | Inflation Effects
September 29, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Inflation operates much like a tax, a particularly egregious one that disproportionately falls on the poor and leads to a variety of economic problems, including, as we’re seeing, higher interest rates, slow economic growth, and reduced incomes. With inflation still running high, it is worth exploring who bears the cost of the surge
CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook: Details & Analysis
July 29, 2022
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares As the reality of a second quarter of negative economic growth settles in Washington, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its own sobering report on the government’s long-term finances. The CBO long-term budget outlook report shows widening deficits over the next three decades as both federal spending and tax revenues are expected to
