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May 9th, 2016

An Analysis of Senator Bernie Sanders’s Tax and Transfer Proposals

Tax Policy Center
May 9th, 2016

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposes significant tax increases that would raise $15.3 trillion over the next decade. All income groups would pay more tax, but most would come from high-income households, particularly those with very high incomes.

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TaxVox
April 15th, 2016

The Best—And Worst—Tax Ideas of the 2016 Presidential Campaign

Howard Gleckman
April 15th, 2016

It is only April and we have heard presidential candidates propose some of the biggest and most ambitious tax plans in modern US history. Donald Trump is proposing the largest tax cut ever, and Ted Cruz is not far behind. Bernie Sanders has proposed the biggest tax increase since World War II.

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Research
April 14th, 2016

Comparison of TPC and Pollin, Heintz & Herndon Revenue Estimates for Bernie Sanders’s Financial Transaction Tax

James Nunns
April 14th, 2016

Presidential candidate Bernie Sander proposed a financial transaction tax to finance universal access to higher education. TPC estimated that it would raise $52 billion in its first year while Pollin, Heintz and Herndon estimated it would raise $300 billion.

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TaxVox
March 11th, 2016

The Challenges of Modeling Presidential Tax Plans

Howard Gleckman
March 11th, 2016

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sponsored a fascinating discussion yesterday on estimating presidential candidate tax plans. My Tax Policy Center colleague Len Burman, Kyle Pomerleau of the Tax Foundation, and Bob McIntyre of Citizens for Tax Justice made one thing clear: Modeling these plans is a bit like playing three-dimensional chess.

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TaxVox
March 3rd, 2016

TPC Updates Analysis of Ted Cruz’s Tax Proposal To Reflect a Change in His EITC Proposal

Len Burman
March 3rd, 2016

After the Tax Policy Center published our analysis of Senator Cruz’s tax plan, the campaign told us that they also intend to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This change would modestly increase after-tax incomes of low-income families while increasing the cost of the overall Cruz proposal.

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TaxVox
November 13th, 2015

Marco Rubio’s gas tax cut would give state and local governments flexibility and political fights

Richard Auxier
November 13th, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio recently introduced a transportation plan that cuts the federal gas tax 80 percent—from 18.4 cents per gallon to 3.7 cents—and eliminates the Highway Trust Fund’s (HTF) Mass Transit Account.

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TaxVox
November 12th, 2015

Could we get the tax code down to three pages? Why would we want to?

Howard Gleckman
November 12th, 2015

Republican presidential candidates say they want to slash the tax code. It is too big, too complicated, and too laden with provisions to help special interests. They are right.

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TaxVox
November 11th, 2015

GOP Debate: Squabbles over refundable credits, deductions, and conservatism

Howard Gleckman
November 11th, 2015

The GOP presidential debates highlighted some important tax policy contrasts among the candidates. One thought refundable credits are conservative economic policy while another did not.

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