Focus on Tax Policy

Focus on Tax Policy

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A May 26 Lake Research poll of Colorado voters found that they support higher taxes on the rich to shore-up Social Security’s finances by a 44 percent to 25 percent margin.

On May 25, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on tax fraud through identity theft.

On May 24, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on tax reform lessons from other countries.

Also on May 24, the Congressional Budget Office published a study on changing the tax treatment of charitable contributions.

On May 20, the Joint Committee on Taxation published a report on the taxation of multinational corporations in the U.S. and other major countries.

In a May 19 commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta economist David Altig emphasized that the benefits of tax reform should be judged in the long-run. It takes time for tax changes to affect behavior, he says.

On May 16, Syracuse economist Len Burman, a Treasury official during the Clinton administration, posted a useful summary of the tax legislative process.

On May 13, the Joint Committee on Taxation published a report on tax incentives for infrastructure financing.

I last posted items on this topic on May 16.

Bruce Bartlett is an American historian and columnist who focuses on the intersection between politics and economics. He blogs daily and writes a weekly column at The Fiscal Times. Bartlett has written for Forbes Magazine and Creators Syndicate, and his work is informed by many years in government, including as a senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House. He is the author of seven books including the New York Times best-seller, Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy (Doubleday, 2006). 

Bruce Bartlett’s columns focus on the intersection of politics and economics. The author of seven books, he worked in government for many years and was senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House.