Alex Brill Joins Panel Discussion on Tax Policy in the Build Back Better Act
Three policy experts join Richard Rubin of The Wall Street Journal to examine the current iteration of the Build Back Better Act.
Carbon Tax vs. Corporate Tax | In 60 Seconds
Democrats want to increase the corporate tax rate, but is that the best way to generate revenue for the government? AEI’s Alex Brill discusses an alternative tax that could benefit the planet as well.
Alex Brill Featured in Foundation for Economic Education Article
On fee.org, the website for the Foundation for Economic Education, author Brad Polumbo reported on Alex Brill’s estimates of the true cost of the American Rescue Plan.
U.S. Spending and Tax Policy After the COVID Recessions: Political Economy Podcast
Alex Brill recently joined James Pethokoukis on AEI’s Political Economy Podcast to discuss the potential economic impacts of spending initiatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pick Your Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is all the rage these days. Democrats and Republicans both are advancing proposals to increase the maximum value of the CTC and make it available to more families. We have developed a web application to accompany our recent report. Design Your Own Child Tax Credit Reform allows any user to compare popular current proposals or choose the parameters of their own preferred custom CTC reform.
The Tax Benefits of Parenthood: A History and Analysis of Current Proposals
Since 1917, tax filers with children have received ever-increasing federal income tax benefits. The tax benefits include deductions for each child or other dependent, lower tax brackets for head-of household filers compared to single filers with similar incomes, and tax credits for children and childcare expenses.
MGA’s Alex Brill on CNBC’s Squawk Box
MGA’s Alex Brill on CNBC’s Squawk Box
On this episode of ‘Squawk Box,’ Brill discusses Bill Gate’s reaction to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax, as well as the capital gains tax.
Pro-family tax policy: The case of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
There is currently a debate among policy analysts and commentators about whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was “pro-family.”
2018 Charitable Giving Dips, as Predicted
A Giving USA report released last week shows that US households’ charitable donations in 2018 experienced the largest decline since the Great Recession. We hate to say we told you so, but we told you so.