Decoding DemocracyBaltimore Bridge CollapseMillion BazillionI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Stories Tagged as

Tax bill

Tax Bill 2017

The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 22, 2017
Fewer people might take out home equity loans as a result.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE

Here comes the tax bill marketing

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 21, 2017
The tax bill is passed; it just needs to be signed by the president. However, the ads, public relations stunts and campaigns in support of and against the tax bill are not over. Not even remotely. Expect to hear a lot more about taxes in the next year. Click the audio player above to hear […]
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Why the bond market is trading on the tax bill

by Ryan Kailath
Dec 20, 2017
Today, Republicans celebrated the passage of their tax bill. Some predicted that the stock market would soar on the news. But it’s the bond market that has had the most interesting reaction to the bill’s passage. Here’s why.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

GOP on the verge of huge tax overhaul, with one hiccup

by Associated Press
Dec 19, 2017
The bill now goes to the Senate for an expected vote Tuesday evening.
U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks as House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) (L) and House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) listen during a news briefing after a House Republican conference meeting at the Capitol on Dec. 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Alex Wong/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE

Why the tax debate won't end this December

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 18, 2017
The tax bill is likely to pass Congress this week, but the debate over taxes will rage on.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and other congressional Republicans listen during a press event on tax reform September 27, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
Alex Wong/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Weekly Wrap

Will Congress reconcile the GOP tax bill?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2017
How long will it take?
From left, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) talk with reporters following the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon in the U.S. Capitol Nov. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Hurtling toward the tax bill's unintended consequences

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 7, 2017
Economist Martin Sullivan's problematic fave from the GOP plan is the pass-through tax.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks to reporters Tuesday at the Capitol about the tax reform bill the Senate passed last week.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

For public good, not for profit.

Donate

Senate's proposed tax bill clashes with House plan

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 9, 2017
The Senate and House tax bills don't line up when it comes to policy that affects individuals and corporations, which may make it trickier for Republicans to pass their tax overhaul by the end of the year.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (C) talks with journalists before heading into a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to get their first look at their proposed tax cut and reform legislation.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE

Inside the last-minute wrangling on the tax bill

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 1, 2017
Today is not the day we get a look at the GOP tax plan. Late last night, the House Ways and Means committee delayed the scheduled release of the text of the bill by a day. For now, there are many details to be worked out before the big reveal. Word is, Republicans are still […]
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE