How the Likely Tax Legislation Will Fall
As the nation awaits a final version of its new tax legislation, the House and Senate versions share enough in common to give an idea of what will likely emerge […]
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Tax Reform
Tax matters have truly moved to center stage. Republicans have advanced their proposals. Though they differ from Trump’s campaign promises and from the sketch offered by the White House earlier […]
A Coherent Plan for Trump
Now that Trump’s effort at Obamacare replacement has failed, he might want to go beyond gestures and offer the country a more comprehensive and coherent economic policy line. With it, […]
Trump Tax-Reform Proposals
As promised last week, this week’s blog offers a link to a more complete discussion of the White House’s tax reform/cut proposals, this one published in The National Interest. I […]
What If Trump Resigns?
Media has begun to buzz with speculation about a Trump resignation before his term ends. The talk is short on specifics. Some sources anticipate impeachment. Others simply imply that he […]
Another Look at the Border-Adjusted Tax
It is truly a mystery why House Speaker Paul Ryan has decided to push this border-adjusted corporate tax plan. He must know its drawbacks compared to other, simpler reform proposals. […]
An Agenda for Trump
The great stock market rally since the election has proceeded on hopes that Trump will keep his more welcome campaign promises and forget others. Now, the White House needs to […]
Tax Reform: Hope and Frustration
The relative honesty is refreshing. Washington and its media enablers, though promising to give due attention to urgently needed tax reform, admit that progress will wait until at least 2017. […]
The Budget Deal: The Good, The Grab, and the Muddle
Much false drama has characterized coverage of the recent budget deal. A particular favorite begins: “Just 12 days before a catastrophic debt default threatened to drop like a hammer on […]
The President Has Scotched Tax Reform
President Obama has made a bold series of tax and spending proposals. In a reprise of the positions he promoted earlier in his tenure, his latest plans would tax the […]
Thirty Tomorrows 