Biden’s Budget Battle
President Biden this week released his annual budget. In a letter to lawmakers, the 46th President said that this $5.8 trillion package would “[grow] our economy, while ensuring that the wealthiest Am...
31 Mar 202218min
Let’s Make a Global Tax Deal
Late last year, over 130 countries agreed to a global minimum tax, a purported end-all and be-all to the "race to the bottom." But this policy is complex, and countries are already struggling to impl...
17 Mar 202221min
A Gas Tax Holiday
The cost of gas is going up. To address this, policymakers have proposed suspending the gas tax as a way to give taxpayers immediate relief at the pump. Alex Muresianu, a federal policy analyst at th...
3 Mar 202212min
The Child Tax Credit Score
The expanded Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan was touted as a once-in-a-lifetime achievement toward reducing child poverty. But it was passed as a temporary tax measure. Temporary tax po...
17 Feb 202215min
States on the Move: Cutting Across Party Lines
After a whirlwind of cuts and reforms in 2021, it looks like 2022 might be an even bigger year for state tax codes. Republican and Democratic governors alike used their annual State of the State addre...
3 Feb 202214min
Tax Season's Greetings
The 2022 tax filing season is about to begin. But before the first returns have even been processed, the IRS is warning Americans to prepare for the worst. With expected delays, pandemic-related trou...
20 Jan 202214min
A Stimulating COVID-19 Discussion
New research shows that the United States had the second largest fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic globally. But did this magnitude of stimulus have the economic impact policymakers were hoping...
13 Jan 202213min
Taxing Decisions, 2021: Minisode 4 Waiting on the Senate
The House has passed the Build Back Better Act, a multi-trillion-dollar package funding a number of social programs that President Biden has made tenets of his agenda. Its chances are still shaky in t...
2 Des 202113min
