Senator Obama Lays Out His Tax Policy Ideas
This afternoon, the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, hosted Senator Barack Obama for a speech on "the economy, opportunity, and tax policy." You can view the webcast here, read the transcript here, and read some news coverage here.
There are a lot of good ideas in the speech. Were this 30 years ago, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party would be eager to provide a rebuttal.
Enjoy!
2 comments:
I love the idea of pre-filled tax returns. Spain started doing it three or four years ago, and it has worked really well for low- and middle-income families, who have simple tax returns. Is Goolsbee behind this idea?
I'm not sure how Senator Obama is going to compensate all those tax cuts. I didn't find any proposal to raise anybody's taxes in his speech.
Thanks for providing the link.
For the sake of balance, here's a criticism of Senator Obama's tax plans:
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2007/09/19/obamas-tax-policy/
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