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Tax Cuts

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Save to My PortfolioTax Cuts for New Hires: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time

Gary Burtless, October 16, 2009, National Journal

Gary Burtless addresses the idea of a tax credit for job creation, concluding that although the idea is attractive, it is not one that has a conspicuous record of success. The closest analogy to the kind of job creation tax incentive now under discussion is the 1970s era New Jobs Tax Credit, which demonstrated that creating a well designed subsidy is difficult if not impossible.  
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U.S. Economy, Tax Cuts

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Save to My PortfolioTax Reform Handcuffs

William G. Gale, May 04, 2009, National Journal

President Obama has embraced the idea of tax reform and created an independent commission, but told its members to work within the confines of current policy. Can there be meaningful reform that doesn't raise income taxes on 95 percent of taxpayers? William Gale discusses this and other issues regarding tax reform. Read More

Taxes, Tax Cuts, Tax Reform

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioUnderstanding the G-20 Economic Stimulus Plans

Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin, March 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution

G-20 leaders pledged in November 2008 to use fiscal measures to stimulate their economies but how are countries doing on that promise and what are the various stimulus plans made of? Through a new G-20 stimulus tracking map and related analysis, Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin assess the various G-20 stimulus efforts, noting the size, composition and frontloading elements of the plans, among other components. Read More

G-20 Summit, Global Governance, Global Financial Crisis, Global Finance, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioAssessing the G-20 Stimulus Plans: A Deeper Look

Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin, March 05, 2009, The Brookings Insttiution

Almost all of the G-20 countries have agreed to some type of fiscal stimulus plan to get their economies back on track but how strong are the plans and what measures are included? Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin analyze the G-20 stimulus plans in detail in new research. Read More

G-20 Summit, Global Governance, Global Financial Crisis, Global Finance, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Economy Needs a Shot In the Arm

Jeffrey R. Kling and William J. Congdon, December 21, 2008, The Washington Times

Jeffrey R. Kling and William J. Congdon agree with the Obama stimulus proposal that increasing expenditures and decreasing taxes can stimulate the economy, but that spending on “shovel ready” infrastructure and human capital to diversify the targets of stimulus dollars will expedite the process while keeping waste to a minimum. Read More

Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Stimulus, Infrastructure, Tax Cuts, U.S. Economic Growth

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Save to My PortfolioA Payroll Tax Holiday?

Gary Burtless, December 17, 2008, National Journal

A Payroll Tax Holiday?If policy-makers prefer speedy and administratively simple tax relief, a payroll tax cut has much to recommend it. However, argues Gary Burtless, if they want to target tax relief on taxpayers who are most likely to spend it in the short run, then a temporary cut in income taxes is the way to go. Read More

Taxes, Tax Cuts, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioTax Reform’s Challenges and Opportunities

Friday, December 05, 2008
8:45 AM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

Tax Reform’s Challenges and OpportunitiesA new administration presents an ideal opportunity to reshape the nation’s tax code. Improving the equity, simplicity and efficiency of the tax system will help to better prepare taxpayers, businesses and the economy for the challenges that lay ahead. Brookings, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Tax Analysts co-hosted a forum to explore timely policy recommendations for the incoming president and his transition team. Read More

The Presidential Transition, Taxes, Tax Reform, Alternative Minimum Tax, The Presidency

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Save to My PortfolioMemo to the President: Fix the Tax System

William G. Gale and Benjamin Harris, December 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Fix the Tax SystemA new administration presents an ideal opportunity to reshape the nation’s tax code. Improving the equity, simplicity and efficiency of the tax system will help to better prepare taxpayers, businesses and the economy for the challenges that lay ahead. Read More

Taxes, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Stimulus, Health Care, Energy Security

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Save to My PortfolioCandidate Issue Index: Fiscal Responsibility

Isabel V. Sawhill, July 02, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Candidate Issue Index: Fiscal ResponsibilityIsabel Sawhill presents leading presidential candidates' positions on issues of fiscal responsibility, including: taxes, government programs and budgetary process issues . This chart is part of a series of issue indices to be published during the 2008 presidential election cycle. Read More

Taxes, Medicaid, Medicare, Budget Deficit, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDistributional Effects of the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts

William G. Gale, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Jason Furman and Benjamin H. Harris , June 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution

 William Gale, Doug Elmendorf, Jason Furman and Benjamin Harris reexamine the distributional effects of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, incorporating the financing of the tax changes, and the implications of behavioral responses for economic growth, incomes, and well-being factors. Compared with the standard analysis, this “dynamic distributional analysis” shows that the benefits of these tax cuts were much smaller, on average, and much more skewed toward people with higher incomes. Read More

Tax Cuts, Taxes, Income Distribution, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIndividual Taxpayers and Federal Tax Reform

William G. Gale, May 13, 2008, Senate Finance Committee

Individual Taxpayers and Federal Tax Reform Taxpayers are overwhelmed by complexity, real and imagined, in the tax code. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, William Gale said that, although the need to simplify the tax system is one goal that everyone accepts, every year the system becomes more complex. Read More

Taxes, Tax Reform, Tax Cuts, U.S. Department of the Treasury

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioPresident Bush's Plan for Economic Stimulus

Jason Furman, January 18, 2008

Both the White House and Capitol Hill are laying out strategies to stimulate the nation’s economy. Hamilton Project Director Jason Furman assesses President Bush’s proposal for tax rebates and business tax cuts.

U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Stimulus, U.S. Economic Growth, Tax Cuts

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioSpeech on the Economy, Opportunity and Tax Policy with Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
12:45 PM to
Washington, DC

The Tax Policy Center and Brookings's Opportunity 08 project hosted Senator Barack Obama for a speech on the economy, opportunity and tax policy. Read More

U.S. Politics, Taxes, Elections, Politics, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFair and Equitable Tax Policy

Jason Furman, September 06, 2007, House Committee on Ways and Means

Hamilton Project Director Jason Furman testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on fair and equitable tax policy for America's working families. Read More

Taxes, Inequality, Tax Cuts, Tax Reform, U.S. Economy

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe Federal Budget, Third Edition: Politics, Policies, Process

Allen Schick, August 01, 2007

In this third edition of his classic book The Federal Budget, Allen Schick examines how surpluses projected during the final years of the Clinton presidency turned into oversized deficits under George W. Bush. Read More

Taxes, U.S. Economy, Federal Budget, Tax Cuts

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William G. Gale

William G. Gale

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Bill Gale, the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings, is an expert on tax policy, fiscal issues, pensions, and saving behavior. He is also co-director of the Tax Policy Center and director of the Retirement Security Project.
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Isabel V. Sawhill

Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Cabot Family Chair

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.
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