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Rep. Brady on tax reform: 'We're going to get this done this year'

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2017
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee believes the government won't shut down Friday.
"We bounce back from recessions like no other country does. But not this last time," said Rep. Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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A bipartisan approach could save Trump's tax reform

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Apr 11, 2017
Linking infrastructure to tax reform could draw more votes, says Jason Furman of the Peterson Institute.
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What is "carried interest" and why should I care?

by Annie Baxter
Oct 10, 2016
Both presidential candidates want to get rid of it. Let's explain this arcane term.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears on a monitor in the media center during the second presidential debate with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.
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The cost of Trump's and Clinton's tax plans

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 10, 2016
Trump's plan could cost up to nearly $6 trillion over a decade, according to the Tax Foundation. Meanwhile, Clinton's could actually increase federal revenue, says the Tax Policy Center.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump arrive on stage during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday.
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Trump's return reveals real estate tax benefits

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 3, 2016
Developers benefit from features of the tax code unavailable to most Americans.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a speech outlining his vision for tax reform at his skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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Clinton economic policies rely on tax changes

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 11, 2016
In a speech near Detroit, Clinton said the rich and corporations should pay more.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton plans to tax corporations that move jobs outside of the country to pay for her initiatives.
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Weekly Wrap: Tax inversions and the Panama Papers

by Molly Wood
Apr 8, 2016
Nela Richardson and David Gura join Molly to recap the week that was.
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Who writes the tax code?

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 7, 2015
Rick Stone of Nebraska thinks the presidential candidates are getting it wrong.
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Why tax reform is always promised but never happens

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 29, 2015
Promises of tax reform come with every presidential campaign. So why no reform?
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President Obama pushes Buffett rule

by John Dimsdale
Apr 10, 2012
Traveling in Florida, the president continued to press his case for the proposed tax reform that would require Americans who make more than a million dollars a year to pay 30 percent of their income in federal taxes.
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