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Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee heard from witnesses about the Republican tax reform proposal. Among them was Bruce Bartlett, an author and former deputy assistant T…

Bruce Bartlett talked about the complexity of U.S. tax codes, and ideas for simplifying them. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Bartlett is the author o…

Bruce Bartlett talked about his argument that supply-side economics, though effective in Reagan’s day, has outlived its usefulness. He also contends that conservatives need to accept program…

Bruce Bartlett talked about how President George W. Bush’s economic policies are a departure from traditional conservative ideals. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A port…

The guests debated whether the current federal income tax should be abolished in favor of a National Sales Tax, also known as the Fair Tax. The issue has been discussed in recent presidentia…

Bruce Bartlett was interviewed about his book Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, published by Doubleday. In the book he criticized the current …

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 remar…

The Brookings Institute convened a panel on which, participants talked about President George W. Bush’s fiscal policies as he entered his second term. They addressed issues such as tax polic…

Mr. Bartlett spoke about his New York Times op-ed in which he offers a defense of the economic policies of former President Clinton. He served as a Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under …

Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Bartlett talked about President Bush’s economic proposals and plan to eliminate the tax on dividend income. They also talked about how the plans would stimulate the econo…

Bruce Bartlett, former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy, talked about the economy, including President Bush’s economic stimulus plan, tax cuts, and how the economy cou…

Budget analysts supported the adoption of the Republican tax cut proposal, saying that taxes were at the highest levels in history and that the legislation would be a step towards a flatter,…

The National Center for Policy Analysis sponsored a panel and press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Participants spoke about estate taxes saying that they were ineff…

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current events and political issues through reviews newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the program’s first segment, Atlanta Journal-Constitu…

Republican Congressional leaders met on Capitol Hill and spoke about the Republican economic strategy, including lower and simpler taxes, balancing the budget and other items. After the init…