Mark Trumbull of DC Decoder notes that, according to the Congressional Budget Office federal tax revenue will hit $2.7 trillion this year, a record that would surpass the $2.6 trillion in 2007, before the recession started. This strengthens the case of those who say the problem must be excessive government spending. But the $2.7…
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The U.S. tax code places a “significant, even unconscionable burden” on taxpayers and needs to be completely overhauled. That is the view of Nina E. Olson, national taxpayer advocate with the Internal Revenue Service, as she explained to Congress on January 9. The code is so complicated, that individuals and business have to spend…
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Ryan Ellis from Americans for Tax Reform reports that President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 will create $1.5 trillion in new taxes over the next ten years. President Obama released his budget this morning. Rather than focusing on Washington’s over-spending problem, the budget calls for higher taxes on families and small businesses…
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Compared to how January 2011 might have played out, where every taxpayer in the United States would have received a smaller paycheck if the 111th U.S. Congress hadn’t acted to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, the Congress’ late action to extend those tax rates for another two years, while also throwing in…
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