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FISCAL POLICY

Getting fiscal policy right is the heart of getting government economic policies right. That means a pro-growth tax code which raises enough money for modest and well-designed government spending programs. Essential to fiscal policy is health care policy, which today dominates both tax and spending outlooks.

New Tax Withholding Tables Are a Down Payment on Big Middle Class Tax Cuts

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New Tax Withholding Tables Are a Down Payment on Big Middle Class Tax Cuts

By Ryan Ellis The new IRS payroll withholding tables are out, and they are predictably being downplayed by the same mainstream media that...

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There Is No Last Minute Real Estate Perk in Tax Reform

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There Is No Last Minute Real Estate Perk in Tax Reform

By Ryan Ellis In the last couple of days, a rumor has swirled around the tax world that a special eleventh hour windfall was given to...

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There Is No “California Problem” To Fix in Tax Reform

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There Is No “California Problem” To Fix in Tax Reform

By Ryan Ellis In recent weeks, some House Republicans have said there is a “California problem” in tax reform. They are mistaken. The...

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Ted Cruz’s 529 Education Savings Amendment to Tax Reform Is A Big Win for Families

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Ted Cruz’s 529 Education Savings Amendment to Tax Reform Is A Big Win for Families

By Ryan Ellis On Friday night, the United States Senate passed their version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, better known as tax reform....

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Marco Rubio’s Criminally Negligent Child Credit Amendment to Tax Reform

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Marco Rubio’s Criminally Negligent Child Credit Amendment to Tax Reform

By Ryan Ellis This evening, the U.S. Senate voted along party lines to proceed to consideration of fundamental tax reform. This kicked...

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Nine In Ten Will Claim The Standard Deduction Under Tax Reform According To New White House Study

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Nine In Ten Will Claim The Standard Deduction Under Tax Reform According To New White House Study

By Ryan Ellis One quick side dish for Thanksgiving Week: the percentage of Americans who itemize their deductions will go way down under...

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Senate Tax Reform Bill Results in a More Progressive Tax Code Than Today

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Senate Tax Reform Bill Results in a More Progressive Tax Code Than Today

By Ryan Ellis The most important tax reform metric for liberals and Democrats, besides perhaps the total level of federal taxation, is...

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Individual Mandate Repeal Is a Middle Class Tax Cut

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Individual Mandate Repeal Is a Middle Class Tax Cut

By Ryan Ellis The Senate Finance Committee announced today that it would add to the Senate tax reform bill a zeroing out of Obamacare’s...

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Top Five Ways the Senate Tax Reform Bill Cuts Taxes for Middle Class Families

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Top Five Ways the Senate Tax Reform Bill Cuts Taxes for Middle Class Families

By Ryan Ellis The Senate Finance Committee this week will report out a tax reform bill that cuts taxes for the middle class. The...

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House Tax Reform Bill Improves Education Policy

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House Tax Reform Bill Improves Education Policy

By Ryan Ellis H.R. 1, the the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives later this week. There’s...

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Virtually All Middle Class Taxpayers to See Tax Cut in Senate Tax Plan

By Ryan Ellis <$200k Fam. % Tax Cut to <$100Tax % Tax Hike Tax Hike Households Tax Hike Cut Fam. 2019 166,084,000 91.7% 152,300,000...

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Everything That’s In The Senate Tax Reform Bill

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Everything That’s In The Senate Tax Reform Bill

By Ryan Ellis Business Tax Reform Corporate income tax rate Lowered from 35 percent today, the highest rate in the developed world when...

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Tax Reform Means Tax Cuts for All Americans Regardless of Income

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Tax Reform Means Tax Cuts for All Americans Regardless of Income

By Ryan Ellis One of the strongest positive elements of tax reform is that it features net tax relief for all Americans at all levels of...

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House Tax Reform Bill Is Good for Middle Class Families and Pro-Growth

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House Tax Reform Bill Is Good for Middle Class Families and Pro-Growth

By Ryan Ellis The U.S. House of Representatives is out with their draft version of tax reform today. If you want to get into the weeds,...

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Death Tax Repeal Is Key To Tax Reform’s Political And Economic Future

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Death Tax Repeal Is Key To Tax Reform’s Political And Economic Future

By Ryan Ellis When the GOP released their “Framework” for tax reform last month, official Washington got excited that they could finally...

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Why Rand Paul Should Vote For The Tax Reform Budget

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Why Rand Paul Should Vote For The Tax Reform Budget

By Ryan Ellis The U.S. Senate this week is considering the FY 2018 budget resolution, a document which is wholly meaningless except in...

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Rand Paul’s Giant Tax Cut Misunderstanding

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Rand Paul’s Giant Tax Cut Misunderstanding

By Ryan Ellis When it comes to the conscience of liberty in the United States Senate, no one beats the intellectual honesty of Senator...

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GOP Tax Framework Is A Pay Raise For Middle Class Families

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GOP Tax Framework Is A Pay Raise For Middle Class Families

By Ryan Ellis There has been a lot of talk recently about a Tax Policy Center analysis of the GOP tax framework. The report language says...

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GOP Tax Reform Plan Is The Right Mix Of Pro-Growth And Pro-Middle Class Tax Relief

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GOP Tax Reform Plan Is The Right Mix Of Pro-Growth And Pro-Middle Class Tax Relief

By Ryan Ellis A framework for tax reform was released this week by the “Big Six” who will have a hand in writing the final legislative...

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Club for Growth Leads Coalition Urging Trump to End Taxation of “Phantom Income;” Encourages Executi

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Club for Growth Leads Coalition Urging Trump to End Taxation of “Phantom Income;” Encourages Executi

By Rachael Slobodien Washington, DC – Today, Club for Growth along with nearly 30 other conservative groups sent a letter to President...

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