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Tax troubles ahead.(Economics And Regulation)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Tax Troubles Ahead William Gale and Brennan Kelly, "The 'No New Taxes' Pledge," Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center, June 4, 2004 (brookings.org)
As of the middle of 2004, 258 members of Congress (slightly less than a majority) and President Bush had signed a"Taxpayer Protection Pledge" proffered by Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform. The pledge requires signers to oppose all income tax increases and cuts in deductions that are not offset by declines in marginal tax rates. In the House, clear majorities of the tax writing committees have signed the pledge. Senate committees are only one or two votes shy of a majority. The pledge, Brookings scholar William Gale and research assistant Brennan Kelly contend, adapts a "'starve the beast' approach to controlling federal finances--attempting to cut off revenue increases as a way of forcing reductions in spending."
Gale and Kelly argue the pledge is not ...
- CLEAN UP THE MESS FROM FIRST TAX CUT.(Editorial)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) November 19, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Leonard Burman and William Gale With the elections now behind them, the Bush administration...that might provide some real comfort. Leonard Burman and William Gale are co-directors of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center...
- Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar.
- Magazine article from: NBER Reporter June 22, 2000 700+ words
...Munchen Eric Engen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and William Gale, Brookings Institution, "Effects of 401(k) Plans on...U.S. Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s" Discussants: William Gale and Rosanne Altshuler Harry Huizinga, Tilburg University...
- ALOHA CAPITAL ONE EASY WIN LIKELY LANDS JAN. 2 BOWL.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) November 26, 2005 700+ words
...Calhoun 10 run (Mehlhaff kick) Hawaii -- Bess 3 pass from Brennan (Kelly kick) Wisconsin -- Orr 23 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick...Kelly 42 Wisconsin -- FG Mehlhaff 24 Hawaii -- Bess 8 pass from Brennan (Kelly kic
- Denver Events to Focus on Federal Debt, Health Care Reform and America's...
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire October 15, 2009 700+ words
...Brain Riedl, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition William Gale, Co-Director, Tax Policy Center, The Brookings Institution Donald Marron, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and President...
- Taxing Ourselves.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) December 7, 1996 700+ words
...Press; 304 pages; $25 and [Pounds] 21.50. ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM. Edited by Henry Aaron and William Gale. Brookings Institution; 521 pages; $52.95 and [Pounds] 41.25 WITH President Clinton back in the White House, fundamental...
- Economic Effects of Fundamental Tax Reform.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) December 7, 1996 700+ words
...Press; 304 pages; $25 and [Pounds] 21.50. ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM. Edited by Henry Aaron and William Gale. Brookings Institution; 521 pages; $52.95 and [Pounds] 41.25 WITH President Clinton back in the White House, fundamental...
- Economic Growth in Europe Since 1945.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) December 7, 1996 700+ words
...Press; 304 pages; $25 and [Pounds] 21.50. ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM. Edited by Henry Aaron and William Gale. Brookings Institution; 521 pages; $52.95 and [Pounds] 41.25 WITH President Clinton back in the White House, fundamental...
- Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
- Newspaper article from: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) September 25, 2002 700+ words
...measures of any tax levy's effectiveness: simplicity, fairness and efficiency. "It's just a model of a bad tax," says William Gale, one of the four economists who did the study. Gale calls the tax a classic example of a well-intended policy gone awry...
