The Rationalist Papers (18): Biden will raise taxes. But not on you.
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The Rationalist Papers (18): Biden will raise taxes. But not on you.

Yes, taxes would be higher under President Biden. Enough to raise $2.4 trillion in the next ten years. You almost certainly won’t be paying them, though, unless you make more than $400,000 a year or run a decent sized business. Just a reminder: these Rationalist Papers posts are for the group I call the deciders: conservative, moderate,…

The Tax Policy Center demonstrates how to screw up and recover
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The Tax Policy Center demonstrates how to screw up and recover

The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan organization that analyzes tax proposals, posted and then retracted an erroneous analysis of the Republican tax plan. The problem took several days to fix. If you ever screw up (and who doesn’t), take notes; this is a great case study in how to recover. What does a tax proposal…

The courage of nonpartisan analysis — an interview with Len Burman

The courage of nonpartisan analysis — an interview with Len Burman

We need nonpartisan institutions, dedicated to objective analysis. That’s what the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Policy Center does — they score and analyze tax proposals so we can figure out what they’ll mean for taxpayers. But it’s increasingly difficult for nonpartisan organizations to get heard. Unbiased analysis is a passion of mine. It’s also a passion of the respected…