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Publication Date: June 2008
Publisher: Tax Policy Center
Author(s): The Tax Policy Center
Research Area: Banking and finance
Keywords: Tax Policy; Tax Distribution and Economic Trends; Tax Reform; Simplification and Administration
Type: Report
Abstract:
Tax and fiscal policy will loom large in the next president's domestic policy agenda. Nearly all of the tax cuts enacted since 2001 expire at the end of 2010 and the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) threatens to ensnare tens of millions of Americans. While a permanent fix palatable to both political parties has proven elusive, both candidates have proposed major tax changes. This report describes how we performed our modeling and analysis, outlines the major tax proposals, and discusses the implications of their policies for the revenue raised, taxpayer economic activity, and the distribution of the tax burden.