The Deduction

Infrastructure has made its way across the finish line, but the tax debate is far from over on Capitol Hill. Senior policy analyst Garrett Watson joins host Jesse Solis to walk us through the latest i...

11 Nov 202115min

We have a new framework! President Biden and Congressional Democrats introduced a scaled-back proposal of their reconciliation package this week, with House leadership saying they hope to vote on this...

28 Okt 202112min

As of 2020, there were more active cell phone and wireless plans in the U.S. than there were Americans—about 448 million, to be precise. The taxes on those plans brought in approximately $11.3 billion...

18 Okt 202124min

Federal policy is hard. Federal health care policy during reconciliation while governing with razor-thin margins is really, really hard. This week, senior economist Erica York joins host Jesse Solis t...

1 Okt 202120min

The reconciliation process on Capitol Hill is underway. Senior policy analyst Garrett Watson joins host Jesse Solis this week to give an update on where the package stands. The two also talk through r...

24 Sep 202112min

Reconciliation. One word that drives D.C. crazy, yet has been the way some of Congress’s most monumental bills have become law. On this episode, host Jesse Solis is joined by federal tax policy exper...

14 Sep 202137min

The quick-moving world of cryptocurrency can be confusing and, at times, comical. On this episode of The Deduction, join Tax Foundation's Jesse Solis, Garrett Watson, and Alex Muresianu as they dive ...

1 Sep 202132min

Increasing enforcement of existing laws instead of increasing taxes is an appealing way to raise revenue. But would stronger enforcement have costs for law-abiding taxpayers too? On this episode ...

14 Aug 202124min