The Tax Tracker
With less than two weeks before the August 2 deadline to address the debt limit challenge or risk defaulting, President…
Read More (Mr. President – It is Not Time to Raise Taxes, But It is Time for a Plan…From You)Today, President Obama is expected to lay out his plan to increase taxes as part of the debt ceiling discussions. …
Read More (By the Numbers: Tax Increases Will Hurt, Not Help, America’s Economic Recovery)Recent media accounts confirm the findings of a report from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT): a majority of American…
Read More (Do You Think We Need Tax Reform?)Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). As noted…
Read More (Tax Rates Over the Years)During a recent hearing of the Ways and Means Committee, job creators from across the country shared the challenges their…
Read More (Job Creators: Tax Reform Should Curtail Credits and Deductions, Provide Lower Rates)Today, in a hearing in the Ways and Means Committee, job creators and tax experts discussed how today’s current tax…
Read More (Job Creators Have a Formula for Job Creation: Lower the Rates, Reduce Complexity and End Uncertainty)Despite President Obama’s continued push to increase taxes, prominent economic advisers to Democrats suggest higher taxes are bad for the…
Read More (Even Democrat Economists Suggest Raising Taxes Is Bad)Today, in a hearing examining the administration of refundable tax credits, Ways and Means Democrats refused to address the rampant…
Read More (Democrats Defend Fraud — Argue Taxpayer Funds Should Be Wasted)Organizations representing 95 percent of America’s businesses – including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent…
Read More (Don’t Leave Out Small Businesses: Business Groups Press for Comprehensive Tax Reform)During the President’s speech today, he called for tax increases on the American people and small businesses in addition to those contained in his…
Read More (President’s Tax Increases: Bad for the Economy and Don’t Solve the Deficit)