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TaxVox
January 21st, 2016

What Are the Consequences of a Financial Transactions Tax?

Howard Gleckman
January 21st, 2016

All three Democratic presidential hopefuls, Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, and Bernie Sanders, have proposed financial transactions taxes (FTTs). But could such a levy raise much money and reduce financial sector risk, as their supporters hope? Perhaps, according to a report by my Tax Policy Center colleagues. But if not carefully designed, the tax could do more harm than good to the financial markets and raise much less revenue than proponents hope.

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TaxVox
January 13th, 2016

Clinton and Sanders Face Off Over Who Should Pay for New Social Programs

Howard Gleckman
January 13th, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both want to create ambitious new government programs to help middle-income families with medical and education costs and family leave. Both say they’d pay for those initiatives by raising taxes. But there is an important difference between them: Clinton would finance her ideas by boosting taxes only on high-income households while Sanders believes that middle-income families also should pay some higher taxes to finance his plans.

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TaxVox
December 15th, 2015

Why you should pay attention to the presidential candidates’ tax proposals

Harvey Galper
December 15th, 2015

The presidential election is nearly a year away, but many candidates have already rolled out detailed tax reform plans. On the GOP side, we’ve seen proposals from Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump, among others.

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TaxVox
November 23rd, 2015

Clinton’s caregiver credit adds to her list of tax breaks, sharpens her contrast with the GOP

Howard Gleckman
November 23rd, 2015

The contrast couldn’t be more stark, and it seems to be getting stronger. The likely Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, would aggressively use the tax code to achieve social and economic goals, cut taxes on many middle-income people, and raise taxes on high-income households.

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TaxVox
October 20th, 2015

Presidential Candidates, “Free Stuff,” and Pixie Dust

Howard Gleckman
October 20th, 2015

Even in its early stages, the 2016 presidential race looks like it will be remembered for two depressing superlatives. The candidates will spend more money than ever before, and they will promise more costly give-aways than any politicians in history.

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TaxVox
October 8th, 2015

Making Wall Street Pay: Proposals from the Campaign Trail

Steven Rosenthal
October 8th, 2015

Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton recently proposed new Wall Street taxes, which reflect their strikingly different philosophies (and, perhaps, their different personalities).

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TaxVox
August 11th, 2015

Clinton Would Tinker With, Not Rewrite, the Tax Code

Howard Gleckman
August 11th, 2015

While many Republican presidential candidates are promoting their versions of broad-based tax reform, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton so far seems disinterested in fundamentally restructuring the code.

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TaxVox
July 28th, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s Off-the-Mark Proposal to Encourage More Patient Investors

Len Burman
July 28th, 2015

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has proposed to radically rejigger top capital gains tax rates to encourage investors to take a longer-term perspective.

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TaxVox
July 21st, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s Complex, Gimmicky Profit-Sharing Plan

Howard Gleckman
July 21st, 2015

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has offered a new tax subsidy to encourage firms to share profits with their employees.

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