AlJazeera: Pros, cons and pragmatism: Biden’s plan to fund infrastructure

Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, agrees.

“The low cost of borrowing and the pressing spending needs we face right now make deficit and debt reduction a lower priority at the moment,” he said.

Gardner sees the once-in-a-century disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic as a ripe opportunity to usher in a new era of corporate tax reform to make the system more sustainable and revenue-positive. Read more

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