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    Campaign Proposals
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    • Harris LIFT Tax Credit
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    • 2019 Tax Brackets
    • Tax Freedom Day
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    • Putting a Face on America's Tax Returns
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    • Gross Receipts and Margin Taxes
    • Capital Gains and Dividends Taxes
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    • Taxation Of Multinational Businesses
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    • International Proposals
    • Comparative Studies of OECD Countries
    • Global Trends
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    • International Tax Competitiveness Index
    • A Comparison of the Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD
    • Sources of Government Revenue in the OECD
    • Corporate Tax Rates Around the World
    • Capital Cost Recovery across the OECD
    • Global Tax Maps
  • Economic Analysis
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    • State and Local Tax Deduction
    • 70% Top Tax Rate
    • Harris LIFT Tax Credit
    • Cost-of-Living Refund Act
    Campaign Proposals
    • Wealth Tax
    • Estate Tax
    Taxes and the Economy
    • Research and Analysis
    • Tax Model Overview and Methodology
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    • 2019 Tax Brackets
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    • Mapping the Impact of Tax Reform
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Kenneth Back

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  • Tax Review: The Property Tax Under Fire
    March 1, 1973
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