by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
In early November, I reviewed the House’s tax plan and the Senate’s tax plan. I was grading on a curve. I wasn’t expecting or hoping for something really bold like a flat tax. Instead, I simply put forward a wish list of a few incremental reforms that would make an...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Both the House and Senate have approved reasonably good tax reform plans. Lawmakers are now in a “conference committee” to iron out the differences between the two bills so that a consensus package can be a approved and sent to the White House for the President’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
As part of yesterday’s column about the comparatively tiny – and temporary – tax cut in the Republican tax reform plan, I quoted a leftist columnist for US News & World Report, who argued that there should be a big tax increase (including a big tax hike on...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Since the House has passed a tax cut and the Senate has passed a tax cut, it’s quite likely that there will be a consensus deal that will be signed into law. Which makes me happy since any agreement presumably will include a lower corporate tax rate and...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Dec 1, 2017 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Townhall.com on December 1, 2017. As tax reform legislation moves through Congress, the swamp is in a frenzy. An army of lobbyists is marching the halls of Congress in search of one thing: to defend their clients’ special carveouts at any cost....
