Dec 14 New GOP tax agreement favors businesses, wealthiest earners By Stephen Ohlemacher, Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans would be delivered in a sweeping overhaul of the tax laws, under a new agreement crafted by Republicans in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 06 The Republican tax bill is a fiscally irresponsible, loophole-ridden mistake By Alex Raskolnikov The Republican Party used to pride itself as the party of ideas. But the tax plan is a fiscally irresponsible, distributionally unfair, loophole-ridden mistake. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:40 Under this proposed tax cut, big small businesses benefit most By PBS News Hour The corporate tax rate is not the only important tax cut affecting businesses that's being considered in the Republican tax bills. The pass-through tax rate affects millions of small businesses, and has been a point of debate and dealing. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:22 GOP gears up for intense tax battle as Senate debuts plan By PBS News Hour Republicans pushed ahead on their plan for a tax overhaul, with two major developments. The House Ways and Means Committee passed its sweeping tax bill, while the Senate released their own version. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 4:33 Tax reform’s big changes set up GOP for big political fights By PBS News Hour House Republicans released the most sweeping proposal to overhaul the tax code in more than three decades. But however much Republicans want tax cuts, concerns about the deficit and other aspects of the bill mean that passage is not yet… Continue watching
Nov 02 Here’s what the GOP tax reform plan would mean for families, businesses By Saher Khan The Republican tax reform plan will affect Americans differently, depending on their income, family size and where they live, among other factors. Continue reading
Oct 18 Column: GOP tax cuts would make the rich even richer By John Komlos At its core, the GOP tax plan was made by the 1 percent for the 1 percent. Continue reading
Jun 25 Why Republicans are struggling mightily to overhaul tax code By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Why is President Donald Trump, who has promised the largest tax cut ever, having so much trouble accomplishing one of his main initiatives?… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 13:20 Brooks and Dionne on the GOP’s dilemma and the role of ‘common decency’ in the campaign By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made more controversial statements this week and remains behind in polls. But it was not a great week for Hillary Clinton, either: more emails were leaked that could prove damaging. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Brooks of The… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 12:17 How the candidates’ tax proposals highlight different economic priorities By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both spoke about their intended tax policies this week. On Monday, Trump proposed tax cuts for all, while on Thursday, Clinton pledged to increase taxes on the wealthy and use that money for the middle… Continue watching