These Tax Expenditures Cost Billions More than Anticipated — Here’s Why
Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
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Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
Major tax expenditures tend to benefit high income taxpayers more than lower income groups.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/who-benefits-from-tax-expenditures
Tax expenditures cost the government about $1.5 trillion each year, more than the budget of any agency or major spending program.
Congress has a proven track record of extending tax provisions without paying for them.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/tax-extenders-the-potential-hidden-costs-in-tax-reform
Tax breaks totaled over $1.8 trillion in 2023. To put that in perspective, that’s more than the government spends on Social Security, defense, or Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/eight-of-the-largest-tax-breaks-explained
While nearly all Americans pay taxes, the composition of the type of taxes paid is very different for taxpayers at various points in the income distribution.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/07/how-does-the-tax-system-work
Lawmakers unveiled a tax overhaul framework recently, outlining a number of changes to individual and corporate taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/10/five-charts-to-help-you-better-understand-individual-tax-reform
Independent analyses agree unanimously that either bill would add significantly to the growing national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/poll-voters-say-that-tax-reform-shouldn%E2%80%99t-grow-the-debt
Lawmakers have unveiled a tax overhaul framework, outlining a number of changes to individual and corporate taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/09/five-charts-to-help-you-better-understand-corporate-tax-reform
Viewed in aggregate, our tax system is generally progressive.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/what-kinds-of-taxes-do-americans-pay