Backgrounder posted July 21, 1995 by Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies; Antonelli , Angela; Barry, John; Beach, Bill; Cobb, Joe; Hodge, Scott; M Mitchell, Daniel J.
A Guide to Crafting a Tax Package for the Budget Resolution
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1043 July21, 1995 A GUIDE TO CRAFTING A TAX PACKAGE FOR THE
FISCAL 1996 BUDGET INTRODUCTION Later this month, members of the Ho
use Ways and Means Committee and Senate Fi nance Committee will
begin filling in the details of the $245 billion package of tax
relief approved in the FY 1996 budget resolution. In addition…
Backgrounder posted August 10, 1994 by Daniel J.
One Year Later: How the Clinton Tax Hike Is Harming America
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998 August 10,1994 ONEYEARLATER HOW THE CLINTON TAXHKE BGAMERICA
Daniel J. Mitchell McKenna Senior Fellow in Political Economy
INTRODUCTION This wtkk marks the first a nniversary of 1993s record
tax hike and the ill effects al ready are becoming apparent. The
Clinton Administrations own numbers show that eco nomic growth…
Backgrounder posted June 3, 1994 by Daniel J.
Beware Return of Bracket Creep in Health Refor
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988 June 3,1994 BEWARERETURNOFBRACKETCREEP INHEALTHREMlRM By
Daniel J. Mitchell McKenna Senior Fellow in Political Economy
INTRODUCTION As the true cost of the Clinton health care proposal
becomes clearer to Congress, key lawmakers supporting the central
themes of the plan have felt impelled to call for new ways to…
Backgrounder posted January 13, 1994 by Daniel J.
The Economic and Budget Impact of the Clinton Health Plan
INTRODUCTION
The Clinton Administration’s plan to create a government-run health care system has serious implications for the quality and availability of health care in America.[1] But of equal concern should be the plan’s likely effects on the performance of the economy and its impact on fiscal policy. Health care today accounts for one-seventh of the nation’s…
Backgrounder posted May 25, 1993 by Daniel J.
Why Higher Tax Rates on Income Will Slow Growth, Cost Jobs
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May 25,1993 WHY HIGHER TAX RATES ON INCOME WILL SLOW GROWTH, COST
JOBS By Daniel J. Mitchell John M. Olin Fellow INTRODUCTION The
Clinton Ad ministration has proposed the largest tax increase in
American history as part of a budget package that the White House
claims will reduce the federal budget deficit and restore…
Executive Memorandum posted February 9, 1993 by Daniel J.
Increased Government Spending: A Recipe for Economic Stagnation, Not Stimulus
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INCREASED GOVERNMENT SPENDING: A RECIPE FOR ECONOMIC STAGNATION,
NOT STIMULUS
President Bill Clinton is considering proposals to increase
government spending in an effort to stimulate the economy. The
"stimulus" plan is said to include at lea st $15 billion of new
spending, most of which would…
Backgrounder posted August 19, 1992 by Daniel J.
Washington's Budget Binge: Getting Even Worse
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912 August 19,1992 WASHINGNINS BUDGET .BINGE GETTING EVEN WORSE
Daniel J. Mitchell John M. Olin Fellow INTRODUCTION statistics
recently released from the Office of Management and Budget (Om) con
firm that the tax md spcnSng increases concocted by the White House
and Congress have been an unmitigated disaster. Rather than…
Backgrounder posted June 4, 1992 by Daniel J.
Solving the Federal Spending Crisis with a Balanced BudgetAmendment
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899 June 4,1992 SOLVING THE FEDERAL SPENDING CRISIS WITH A
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT Daniel J. Mitchell John M. Olin Fellow
INTRODUCTION Congress soon will vote on an amendment to the
Constitution Equiring that the fed d governm ent balance its budget
each year. Unlike previous efforts to enact such an unendment,
which…
Executive Memorandum posted January 29, 1992 by Daniel J.
Bush's Fiscal 1993 Budget: More Taxes, More Spending, and MissedOpportunities
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BUSH'S FISCAL 1993 BUDGET: MORE TAXES, MORE SPENDING, AND MISSED
OPPORTUNITIES
George Bush's proposed fiscal 1993 budget was delivered to Capitol
ffill today. It increases federal domestic spending, already at
record levels thanks to the 1990 budget deal, by another $51.6
billion next year.…
Executive Memorandum posted November 20, 1991 by Daniel J.
How the Kasten-Weber Tax Cut will Spur Economic Growth
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HOW THE KASTEN-WEBER TAX CUT WILL SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH
The deep and painful recession afflicting America is the result of
seriously flawed economic policies sup- ported by George Bush and
Congress. Record tax increases, costly new regulator y burdens, and
unprecedented in- cre,ases in federal…
Executive Memorandum posted October 22, 1991 by Daniel J.
The Bentsen Tax Cut: Rediscovering Reaganomics
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THE BENTSEN TAX CUT: REDISCOVERING REAGANADMICS
Last yea's budget deal, with its record tax increase, helped throw
the American economy into its current painftd recession. At last, a
growing number of Washington lawmakers recognize that taxes are too
high and that tax cuts thus are needed to fuel…
Backgrounder posted October 15, 1991 by Daniel J.
Tax Rates, Fairness, and Economic Growth: Lessons from the 1980s
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860 October 15,1991 TAX RATES, FAIRNESS, AND ECONOMI C GROWTH
LESSONS FROM THE 1980s Daniel J. Mitchell John M. Olin Fellow
INTRODUCTION One year after a record tax and spending increase, the
American economy is reel- ing. Two million Americans have lost
their jobs, personal and business bankruptcies are at all…
Executive Memorandum posted October 10, 1991 by Daniel J.
Time to Repeal the Cold War Tax
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TME TO REPEAL THE COLD WAR TAX The conapse, of ft Soviet empire and
the end of the cold war have made the world a safer place. They
also have cr eafted a long overdue opportunity to reduce the tax
burden on Americans. With significant reductions in
previousIrproject6d defense spending likely to…
Executive Memorandum posted July 30, 1991 by Daniel J.
How Higher Gas Taxes Would Compound Damage from Last Year's BudgetDeal
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HOW HIGHER GAS TAXES WOULD COMPOUND DAMAGE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
DEAL
The House of Representatives soon will consider the I ntermodal
Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (H.R. 2950). This major
transportation bill contains a provision to hike the federal
gasoline tax from 14 cents per gallon…