by Frank Clemente | Oct 23, 2015 | Economy, Tax Reform
Budgets are made up of spending and revenue. But budget negotiators in Washington are talking only about what spending to cut, not what revenue to raise – even though there are gaping tax loopholes to close. Closing them would eliminate the need to cut critical...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
How MANY times have we heard corporate-funded conservatives and "centrists" whine about "deficits" and demand cuts in the things government does to make people's lives better? How many times? "We're broke." "Taxpayers can't afford these ... (pensions, health programs,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 6, 2015 | Tax Reform
You've already heard, and will keep hearing incessantly as the presidential campaign heats up, the argument that U.S. multinational corporations are at a competitive disadvantage because of our high corporate tax rate. The latest takedown of that argument – and the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Tax Reform
Donald Trump has a tax plan for you, and it's going to be "amazing" – especially if you happen to be a billionaire like Trump, or even a mere millionaire. Yes, his tax plan will take millions of lower-income people off the tax rolls. Married couples earning less than...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 10, 2015 | Conservatism, Tax Reform
Voodoo economics are back with a vengeance. It was George Bush the elder who coined the term as a slander against Ronald Reagan's economic policies, but his son George W. Bush embraced the mysticism of tax cuts that magically increase economic growth and increase...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 8, 2015 | Tax Reform
A campaign launched today by a coalition that includes the Campaign for America's Future, Americans for Tax Fairness and Daily Kos calls on the online retailer Etsy to stop using a tax evasion tactic that besmirches its claim to be a progressive-minded business. As we...
