Tag: Taxes

Here's what we know about congressional Republicans' and the Trump administration's goals to overhaul the tax code. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What’s in Trump’s and Republicans’ tax reform plan

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2017 4:01 am

America's healthcare trajectory is unsustainable. It's also immoral. Every dollar wasted on healthcare is a dollar that can't be saved or spent on other worthy endeavors, such as improving skills-based education. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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5 ways to cut healthcare costs and improve outcomes

Tom Rogan · July 25, 2017 8:58 pm

Rather than giving companies new tax breaks or a cut in their overall tax rate, the focus of tax reform should be to completely clean out the code of all the special interest tax breaks and loopholes that companies such as Mylan take advantage of. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Mylan: The poster child of what is wrong with the tax code

Washington Examiner Staff · July 24, 2017 4:01 am

"As Republicans, we are wired the same way on tax reform," the House speaker told workers at a Massachusetts New Balance plant. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ryan: GOP more unified on taxes than healthcare

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2017 8:20 pm

If the Republicans' effort to kill Obamacare fails, labor unions say they will turn to tax reform to kill "Cadillac tax" on expensive health insurance plans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

GOP healthcare struggle spells trouble for unions

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2017 6:20 pm

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney predicted Thursday a White House proposal on tax reform will be released in September or October. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Mick Mulvaney: Tax reform proposal coming ‘very early in the fall’

Anna Giaritelli · July 20, 2017 11:48 am

Congress would be wise to telegraph confidence in accomplishing tax reform with a budget that is unambiguous about getting it done. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Tax reform: disrupting the traditional challenges

Mattie Duppler, Brandon Arnold · July 19, 2017 7:28 pm

One of the major questions facing congressional Republicans and administration officials negotiating tax legislation is whether the bill should take the form of a comprehensive, permanent reform of the tax code, or a temporary tax cut. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House: Tax reform could be a mix of permanent and temporary measures

Joseph Lawler · July 19, 2017 2:43 pm

Acting as if we have a gold-plated government credit card, we Americans buy more government services than we pay for. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Deficits and the ‘Forgotten Man’

Bruce Yandle · July 17, 2017 3:58 pm

Of the "Big Six" Republicans meeting periodically on Capitol Hill to hash out tax reform, only House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas are wedded to passing permanent legislation that would rewrite how Washington collects taxes to generate enough revenue to fully pay for the ambitious cuts imagined for businesses and individuals.

The big tax questions facing the Big Six

Joseph Lawler, David M. Drucker · July 17, 2017 4:02 am

Strong economic growth must become the national mission of the United States. Voters want it. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Jim Gilmore: The US needs tax reform for aggressive economic growth

Jim Gilmore · July 14, 2017 9:20 pm

The JP Morgan CEO has tough words for D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Jamie Dimon is right, Washington is a realm of ‘stupid s—t’

Tom Rogan · July 14, 2017 7:42 pm