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The GOP’s 3 Priorities for Tax Reform
The GOP’s top tax writer said in a speech Thursday that Republicans’ newly released tax reform plan will significantly strengthen the economy. “If we want… Read More
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‘Hey, Here Is a Raise’: Why This Cookie Mogul Is Fighting for Tax Reform
For a popular cookie maker whose business career began when he was just a kid, tax reform could mean expanding his sweet success with new… Read More
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GOP’s Top Tax Writer Promises More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks With Reform
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, put his stamp on tax reform as a member of the so-called Big Six who released their… Read More
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Trump Predicts Some Democrats Will Back Tax Plan
Calling the House Republican tax reform plan a “once-in-a-generation opportunity,” President Donald Trump predicted the plan released Wednesday would have bipartisan support. “We’re going to… Read More
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Tax Reform Just Got Real. Why the GOP Tax Plan Is Great News for America.
Bold tax reform got a big boost on Wednesday. Leaders in the House, the Senate, and the White House have all agreed on a tax… Read More
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Conservatives Encouraged by Republican Framework for Tax Reform
Any tax reforms passed by Congress should give relief to middle-class families and small businesses, bring jobs and capital back to the United States, and… Read More
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What Conservative Lawmakers Want to See in a Tax Reform Package
Republicans are set to release further details of their tax reform plan this week, and lawmakers in the House’s most conservative caucus says the plan… Read More
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Government Scorekeepers Are Wrong. Corporate Tax Reform Would Mostly Help Workers, Not the Rich.
Politicians who don’t want tax reform are busy making the case that cutting taxes for business will not help workers. Those politicians are backed up… Read More
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Obama’s ‘Julia’ Will Have Better Life Because of Tax Reform
Julia and her husband, James, are worried about their future. James lost his job and can’t find work. Julia has not received a raise in… Read More
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Our Tax Code Is a Self-Inflicted Injustice. The Time for Change Is Now.
America’s corporate tax code is like a heavy anchor holding a fast-moving ship at bay. The winds of opportunity are blowing—our economy could be more… Read More
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Tax Reform ‘Big Deal’ to Mom Who Wants to Keep Cattle Ranch in Family
What lawmakers do in Washington to overhaul the tax code is a “big deal” for a fourth-generation cattle rancher in North Dakota, she says. “Tax… Read More
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Conservatives Push for Tax Reform in 2017
As the end of the year nears, some conservative organizations are pushing for tax reform On Sept. 14, Americans for Prosperity, along with 87 other… Read More
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Conservatives Call for Tax Reform to ‘Put Small Businesses Back at the Heart of America’s Economy’
Meaningful tax reform is about putting small businesses at a competitive advantage, the leader of a nonpartisan organization committed to limited government and economic freedom… Read More
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How the Current Tax Code Disfavors American Workers
The U.S. tax code is 4 million words long, so it’s no surprise that millions of Americans look for help every year just to keep… Read More
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Trump: Rich Would Pay Same or More Under Tax Reform
The wealthy would pay the same individual income tax rate, or possibly see an increase, under his tax reform plan, President Donald Trump said Wednesday…. Read More
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Cruz Highlights 7 Ideas for Tax Reform
Sen. Ted Cruz thinks tax reform can help the average American. Tax reform is all about “the promise to remodel our antiquated, bureaucratic, ineffective tax… Read More
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The National Debt Just Hit $20 Trillion. Here’s How Congress Can Restore Fiscal Sanity.
Our national debt just topped $20 trillion. That’s 13 zeros, or $20,000,000,000,000. This also means that the federal government now owes almost $1.5 trillion more… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Is Right. ‘Our Tax Code Is a Giant, Self-Inflicted Economic Wound.’
In his second speech in two weeks on the need for tax reform, President Donald Trump again made a strong case, explaining that “our tax… Read More
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Trump Stumps for Simplifying Tax Code in North Dakota
President Donald Trump took his crusade for tax reform to North Dakota Wednesday. Though he said the tax reform plan will boost prosperity and make… Read More
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President Deploys Ivanka as Emissary on Tax Reform
Congress should at least double the child tax credit, Ivanka Trump urged Tuesday, as the president’s daughter and key White House adviser stressed the administration’s… Read More
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Tax Reform Will ‘Help Everyone,’ This Small-Business Owner Says
For one struggling business owner in America’s heartland, tax reform is a must. “Tax reform is gonna help everyone,” Carla Young, owner of C.J.’s Cleaning… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Ways the US Tax Code Is Killing Our Economy’s Potential
President Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the American people that if they gave Republicans the chance to govern,… Read More
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How Trump Can Keep the Economy at 3% Growth
Americans received good news this week: The economy, as measured by gross domestic product, grew at a 3 percent rate in the second quarter of… Read More
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Trump Says Tax Reform Could Create ‘Millions and Millions of New Jobs’
President Donald Trump hit his campaign themes of bringing back American jobs and raising wages in launching his quest for tax reform, while blasting special… Read More
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Paul Ryan Calls for Tax Reform, Letting Americans ‘Keep More of Your Own Money’
House Speaker Paul Ryan called for tax reform Monday night at a town hall in Racine, Wisconsin. “We are losing businesses left and right and… Read More
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We Should Be Talking About Tax Reform, Not Instagram Posts
Once again, we’re not living in boring times. This time the Twitterverse and the media are up in arms over an Instagram post and comment… Read More
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IRS Rehires 213 Employees Ousted for Falsifying Documents, Avoiding Taxes, Other Offenses
The Internal Revenue Service rehired 213 employees who ducked taxes, falsified documents, were convicted of theft, or made unauthorized use of taxpayer data, an inspector… Read More
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Budget Experts Call for ‘Bold Leadership’ to Cut National Debt
Politicians continue to put their interests first in ignoring looming consequences to the massive and growing U.S. national debt, experts on the economy said at… Read More
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These Obama Regulations Make a Strong Case for Tax Reform
Congress is pivoting to tax reform, which if done correctly, should replace a list of draconian Obama-era regulations that went to extraordinary lengths to keep… Read More
