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Placing Harris and Trump Tax Plans in Historical Context

Trump’s tariff hikes would rank as the the largest tax increase outside of wartime since 1940. Meanwhile, Harris’s tax plan would rank as the 6th largest tax increase outside of wartime since 1940.

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How World War II Reshaped US Taxation

World War II shaped many aspects of the modern world, including the US tax code. But the dramatic changes to our system that military mobilization required didn’t subside when the fighting finished; they’ve persisted to today.

Placing Biden and Trump Tax Proposals in Historical Context

From President Biden calling the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act the “largest tax cut in American history,” to former President Trump claiming that Biden “wants to raise your taxes by four times,” the campaign rhetoric on taxes may be sparking some confusion.

Tackling America’s Debt and Deficit Crisis Requires Social Security and Medicare Reform

Any serious proposal to tackle the emerging debt and deficit crisis must also address our largest mandatory spending programs: Social Security and Medicare. Together, these two programs will be responsible for nearly 80 percent of the deficit’s rise between 2023 and 2032, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections.

History of Taxes

Learn where and when taxes originated and how they resemble taxes we have today. Understand how the American tax code developed from the beginning of the colonies. Learn about some of the weirder taxes throughout history, designed not just to raise revenue, but influence behavior too.

Historical U.S. Federal Corporate Income Tax Rates & Brackets, 1909-2020

How do current federal corporate tax rates and brackets compare historically?

Historical U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates & Brackets, 1862-2021

How do current federal individual income tax rates and brackets compare historically?

Correct Decision to Exempt Canada and Mexico Assures that New Tariffs Won’t Work as Planned

President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports–except those from Mexico and Canada–will not work as the administration hopes. It will increase costs for businesses and raise prices for consumers.

Modeling the Economic Effects of Past Tax Bills

Fifteen Years of Tax Policy

Bill Clinton Calls for a Territorial Tax System

Bill Clinton: “We Need to Reform the Tax System”

Bill Clinton Says Corporate Tax Rate ‘Needs to Come Down’

Obama’s Tax Rates on Investment would exceed Clinton’s Rates

Reversal of the Trend: Income Inequality Now Lower Than It Was Under Clinton

Bill Clinton: Cut Corporate Tax Rate, Broaden the Base, and Enact Repatriation Holiday

Bill Clinton Promotes Tax Breaks for the Film Industry

Comparing Income Taxes under Bill Clinton and George Bush

Comparing Income Taxes under Bill Clinton and George Bush

The President’s Fiscal Year 2000 Budget