Our nation’s current approach to taxation and spending is inefficient, insufficient and unfair. Our tax system punishes work and savings, raises revenues far short of what we spend, and has become less progressive at a time of widening income inequality. Our complex tax code also suffers from an overall lack of transparency and a failure of coordination between different levels of government. The purpose of the Fiscal Policy Program is to reframe the national debate through concrete reform proposals -- such as replacing payroll taxes with a progressive national consumption tax -- that pave the way for a tax system that better reflects American values and a budget that better serves our most important national priorities.
This program is directed by Maya MacGuineas, who also serves as president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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