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Jason Fichtner and Eugene Steuerle talked about President Obama’s call to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to include childless workers. They spoke about the history of the EITC…

Panelists talked about the history of the federal income tax, which was enabled by the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment one hundred years previously. They also discussed proposals for replacing…

Witnesses testified about U.S. tax credits and welfare programs, and whether the programs discouraged work and higher earnings for recipients. Iain Duncan Smith, the first sitting foreign…

Eugene Steuerle talked about a new report from the Obama administration on overhauling the tax system. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s…

Eugene Steuerle talked about the future of U.S. tax policy, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.Taxes are expected to be a major political issue over the next…

Moderated by Mr. Steuerle, a panel of experts discussed the topic, “Making Taxes and Welfare Work Together.” Panel members talked about a welfare system of roughly 85 overlapping federal…

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, California Congressman George Miller, economists, and experts participated in a panel discussion on financial security and tax reform. Among the…

The Heritage Foundation held a panel discussion on “The American Experiment: What the 2005 Index of Dependency Tells Us About Its Prospects.” Members of the panel discussed the balance…

Nine public policy institutes cosponsored a conference on U.S. fiscal policy. Following several speeches, two panels discussed the issue and responded to questions from the audience.…

Participants talked about tax reform proposals, the state of the economy, and the potential impact of various tax collection methods on workers and the overall economy. Following their…

The panelists talked about tax policy, fiscal policy, President Bush’s economic stimulus plan, and how these issues might be debated in the 108th Congress. They also responded to questions…

Forum participants discussed the options available in the design of refundable tax credits for health insurance purchases: fixed-dollar credit toward the purchase of a basic plan,…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

Committee members heard testimony on the earned income tax credit.

House Ways & Means Committee members heard testimony on the Republican “Contract with America” and its proposed changes in taxes. This hearing focused on tax credits for married couples,…

Several economists spoke in a forum on American tax policy, focusing on the benefits and drawbacks of consumption taxes compared with income taxes. Issues brought up in the discussion…

Heritage Foundation’s Daniel Mitchell and Urban Institute’s Eugene Steuerle talked about the state of the economy and evaluated congressional and administration efforts to stimulate the…

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities sponsored a forum on proposals to offer tax cuts for middle class families in America. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, member of the Senate Finance…