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TaxVox
September 28th, 2015

Trump Proposes a Huge Tax Cut

Howard Gleckman
September 28th, 2015

Donald Trump, who likes superlatives, has weighed in with his version of a standard cut-the-rates, broaden-the-base tax reform.

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TaxVox
September 10th, 2015

Bush’s tax plan: Something old, something new

William G. Gale
September 10th, 2015

Jeb Bush has put forth a tax plan that is ambitious in design, comprehensive in scope, and fairly detailed for this stage of the campaign.

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TaxVox
September 9th, 2015

Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan: High Marks for Transparency But Key Questions Remain

Howard Gleckman
September 9th, 2015

At first glance, GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush’s tax reform plan is a standard lower-the-rates, broaden-the-base overhaul of the revenue code. But a closer look shows a something-for-everyone stew filled with interesting ingredients…

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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
May 27th, 2015

The Trouble with the FairTax

Len Burman
May 27th, 2015

GOP Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently got into a spirited debate with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace about Huckabee’s proposal to replace all federal taxes with a national retail sales tax, called the FairTax by its supporters.

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TaxVox
May 12th, 2015

Is the GOP’s Enthusiasm for Tax Cuts Going the Way of American Idol?

Howard Gleckman
May 12th, 2015

The silence is deafening. Remarkably, Republicans lining up to run for president aren’t talking about cutting taxes. Tax reform? Sure. Rate cuts? Absolutely.

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