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Presidential Candidates’ Dueling Child Credit Expansions Explained
The Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz presidential campaigns have each recently proposed large expansions to the child tax credit (CTC). Both proposals might be intended to appeal to similar voters, but they vary significantly regarding budgetary cost, distribution of benefits, and effect on work incentives.
A Tip Exemption Is Not Sound Tax Policy
Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris, campaigning in Nevada, endorsed exempting tips from the individual income tax. This follows former President Donald Trump’s proposal last month to do the same.
Implications of Cannabis Legalization for the US Federal Budget
While the details of future federal legislation and executive actions to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis remain unknown, such policies could have significant impacts on the federal budget.
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