Deficit and Debt Reduction
Former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and White House officials evaluated the “fiscal cliff” legislation passed by Congress on January 1, 2013. David Marron talked about the tax elements …
643 viewsFormer Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and White House officials evaluated the “fiscal cliff” legislation passed by Congress on January 1, 2013. David Marron talked about the tax elements …
643 viewsPanelists talked about plans to reduce the federal debt and reform the U.S. tax code. They also talked about the compromise between President Obama and congressional Republican leaders reach…
339 viewsAt a panel forum at the Brookings Institution’s Tax Policy Center panelists talked about tax policy, fiscal policy, President Bush’s economic stimulus plan, and how these issues might be deb…
66 viewsCommittee members heard testimony on several alternative tax proposals, including a flat-rate income tax and a national sales tax.
256 viewsIn their final hearing, the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform members heard testimony from four different panels. The 32 member commission sought bipartisan agreement on lo…
72 viewsIn a panel discussion, participants examined alternatives to the federal income tax. The primary option was to replace the current income tax with a consumption-based tax. They answered audi…
108 viewsA number of economists and administration officials discussed the legacy of the Reagan administration’s Economic Recovery Tax Act, which reduced income taxes 25 percent for all tax brackets …
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