House Tax Bill Adds $1.7 Trillion to Deficits When You Include Interest
The bill as written would move up the date we return to trillion dollar deficits by two years, to 2020.
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The bill as written would move up the date we return to trillion dollar deficits by two years, to 2020.
The total cost of the Tax Cuts and Job Act is estimated to be $1.7 trillion between 2018 and 2027.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/11/what-the-interest-on-deficit-funded-tax-legislation-would-cost
“Lawmakers have squandered a generational opportunity to reform our tax code in a responsible way," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/12/peterson-foundation-statement-on-tax-legislation
“In order to truly help our economy, infrastructure investments must be paid for, because adding more debt hurts our economy," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
“Today’s budget represents a dramatically worse outlook than what was released just last May," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/02/peterson-foundation-statement-on-presidents-budget
"Like the House bill, the Senate proposal includes reforms that are neither permanent nor paid for, both of which impede the objective of growing the economy," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/11/peterson-foundation-statement-on-senate-tax-bill
The Financial Times and the Peterson Foundation have wrapped up a year-long initiative to track voter sentiment on economic and fiscal issues.
Estate and gift taxes are levied on the transfer of assets. Two areas of the tax code that are relatively small in dollar terms, but can generate a significant amount of attention and even controversy in the broader conversation about wealth.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-estate-and-gift-taxes-and-how-do-they-work
The paper puts real numbers behind different scenarios for a structure for tax reform: eliminating income tax expenditures to enable lower tax rates.
The legislation is fiscally irresponsible and will add significantly to America's national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congress-passes-costly-and-unfunded-tax-legislation