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Jul 14, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

Chartbook: Reducing the Tax Gap

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Jul 7, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

There is No Such Thing as Progressive SALT Cap Relief

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Feb 26, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Additional Offsets for Senator Sanders's Health Plan

In a recent analysis , we praised Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for proposing offsets to pay for his “Medicare-for-all” health plan, but...
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Feb 22, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Reform Plan

Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a “Simple Flat Tax Plan” that would dramatically overhaul and simplify the...
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Feb 12, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Taxes

CBO's Analysis of the Distribution of Taxes

In an appearance on C-SPAN this morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas referenced a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis that shows that high...
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Feb 10, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Other Spending| Taxes

What's New in the President's FY 2017 Budget

The final budget of the Obama Presidency continues a mix of long-standing policies (including a few that have been in all eight budgets) and policies...
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Feb 4, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

Clinton's Taxes on the Wealthy, Explained

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has proposed several new taxes that would raise taxes on the wealthy...
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Feb 3, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Analysis of the Sanders Single-Payer Offsets

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the outline of a plan to move to a single-payer health care system in the U.S...
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Dec 24, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Other Spending| Taxes| Budget Process

2015’s Fiscal Follies and Reasons for Hope

It’s the end of the year and like so many organizations, CRFB wanted to share with you our top 10 list: a look back at Congress’s 10 top fiscal...
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Dec 22, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

JCT Estimates Over $1.2 Trillion in Tax Breaks in 2015

The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) recently released its latest estimate of tax expenditures covering the years 2015-2019. Based on the summed...
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Dec 22, 2015 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Other Spending| Taxes

Policymakers Dig Hole $1.2 Trillion Deeper in 2015

With debt already around its highest level as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) other than around World War II and estimated to grow with no...
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