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House Speaker Paul Ryan unveils a proposed rewrite of the tax code that includes major tax cuts for businesses and many individuals.

Though the government benefits programs in the United States lack efficiency, a universal basic income isn't the solution.

Lawmakers of both parties agree that the U.S. corporate tax system needs reform. Here is the Toder and Viard plan for corporate tax reform that may be up for consideration by Congress come 2017.

In 2018, the federal government could be paying more than $900 billion in interest—nearly twice what it pays today. By 2026, it could be paying more than $1.8 trillion in debt service, 50 percent more than under current fiscal policy.

Sanders has introduced many ideas for tax reform, and these ideas might just outlive his candidacy for president.

Even though withdrawals from IRAs are taxed, IRAs are considered tax-free. Here is how economists' math works out.

A new Congressional Budget Office report reveals the differences between the tax policy debate and what is really going on with taxes in America.

If you have any interest in future tax reform, immigration reform, or health care reform, the way the Congressional Budget Office scores the budgetary effects of major legislation matters--a lot.

In a recent interview, top Ways and Means Staffer Janice Mays says political parties are too divided to further a comprehensive tax reform, though smaller tax reforms may be in our future.

A recent FDA proposal admonishes the amount of sodium in American diets and proposes targets for reduced levels of sodium. As governments in the US and around the world discuss the possibility of a corrective tax on sugar, will salt be added to the discussion?

The proposed PHIT Act could result in a tax break on sporting equipment. Will a tax incentive encourage getting fit or act as a tax break for the wealthy?

A new study shows that millionaires hardly ever move from one state to another for any reason, and when they do there is little evidence that their choice is driven by taxes.

In November, voters will consider ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage in eight states, following the decision by the California legislature to phase in its own version. We used the Urban Institute’s Net Income Change Calculator (NICC) to get a sense of how these wage changes would affect the bottom line for a sample family.

Just because some of what Trump says is incredible, we should not assume that everything he says is far-fetched.

Most American families would receive new government benefits that would exceed their higher taxes under the domestic policy agenda of Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. But his proposal would still add significantly to the national debt.

You don’t have to like the new government programs she’s proposing, and you don’t have to like how she’d pay for it. But in an election season when other candidates think nothing of adding trillions of dollars to the debt, Clinton’s agenda seems almost frugal. 

When one looks at growing inequality in earnings and wealth, it’s wrong to think this is only an issue of the “top 1 percent.”  The way government tax subsidies are allocated also play a role.

Value-added taxes (VATs) have been attracting growing attention in the United States. There are many benefits to such a tax, and new research shows that it should not be a burden for small businesses, either.

Bernie Sanders has argued that that 'sin taxes' like levies on soda consumption unfairly burden low-income families. Is he right?

At least when it comes to taxes, GOP rivals Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have far more ideas than Kasich.  In the contest over specifics, the Ohio governor and former House Budget Committee chairman, is a distant third.