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September 7, 2022
State Rundown 9/7: Labor Day Week Provides Sobering Reminder of Steps Forward, Back
Though Labor Day has passed, advocates on the ground in states across the country are continuing to uphold the spirit of the labor movement…
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September 7, 2022
Romney Child Tax Credit Plan Would Leave Millions of Children Worse Off and Raise Taxes for the Average Black Family
Sen. Romney’s plan would expand the Child Tax Credit and offset the costs by scaling back other tax benefits. All told, it would raise taxes on a fourth of all kids in the U.S. This includes about a fourth of the children among the poorest fifth of U.S. families.
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September 7, 2022
National and State-by-State Estimates of Two Approaches to Expanding the Child Tax Credit
The Romney Child Tax Credit plan would leave a quarter of children worse off compared to current law and help half as many low-income children as the 2021 expansion of the credit.
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August 22, 2022
Four Tax Policy Wins in the Inflation Reduction Act and Four More That Can Build on This Progress
With four major tax policy provisions, the IRA takes a huge step toward a fairer tax code and a more equitable economy. But as always, there are more steps lawmakers should take to build on this progress.
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August 22, 2022
Putting Cleveland and the Nation on a Path Toward Tax and Climate Justice
Editor’s note: This originally ran as an opinion piece in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. When I left Cleveland to work on federal tax policy after… -
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August 22, 2022
The Case for More IRS Funding
Editor’s note: This originally ran as an opinion piece in The Hill. Though the Inflation Reduction Act is enormously popular, some politicians and pundits are… -
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August 18, 2022
Gimmicky Sales Tax Holidays Are Short-Term and Ineffective
Everyone loves a deal, so it’s no surprise why the appeal of the state sales tax holiday continues to persist. This year, 20 states will forgo more than $1 billion in combined revenue to enact a variety of sales tax holidays that—like most things that are too good to be true—will do little to provide meaningful benefits and instead undermine funding for public services.
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August 12, 2022
Lawmakers Must Choose Between Funding the IRS or Protecting Wealthy Tax Cheaters
Grasping for some way to criticize the popular Inflation Reduction Act as it approaches final passage, Congressional Republicans have decided to attack its provisions that… -
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August 10, 2022
State Rundown 8/10: States Still Talking Taxes as IRA Dominates Headlines
While federal tax policy has dominated the headlines with the Senate’s recent approval of the Inflation Reduction Act, lawmakers in statehouses across the country…
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August 9, 2022
What Tax Provisions are in the Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act?
The Inflation Reduction Act approved by the Senate on Aug. 7 would raise more than $700 billion in new revenue over a decade by closing…
