Archive - Liberty Taxed: A Blog on U.S. Tax Policy

Spending Cuts for 2025

14 substantial spending cuts to pair with pro-growth tax cuts in reconciliation.

Nov 19 •

12 Ways for Trump to Improve the Tax Code and Make His Tax Cuts Permanent

Congress can make a larger share of the 2017 tax cuts permanent by repealing tax expenditures.

Nov 14 •

On Inflation Reduction Act Reform, Anything Short of Full Repeal Is Failure

Rent seekers’ loss is taxpayers’ gain

Published on The Fishtank: Musings on Energy Policy • Nov 12

Tax Tracker | Resources for the 2025 Tax Debate

Links for the coming fiscal fight.

Nov 7 •

October 2024

More than Just a Tax Cut: the Case of Child Tax Credit Reform

Short of repeal, thoughtful consolidation of child subsidies—not expansion—should be the model for future reform.

Oct 31 •

Reviewing the Case Against a Border-Adjusted Corporate Income Tax

A border adjustment is likely to pose significant economic risks to the American economy, creating winners, losers, and broad economic losses.

Oct 18 •

Trump’s Right, It’s Time to Repeal Worldwide Individual Taxation

A residence-based system would bring the US in line with international norms.

Oct 15 •

New Report: Big Government Means High Taxes on Everyone, Not Just the Rich

An average worker in Europe pays about $12,000 more in taxes.

Oct 10 •

September 2024

The Penalty on American Savers and How USAs Fix It

USAs increase personal savings while reducing complex and costly penalties on Americans accessing their own money.

Sep 26 •

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Joshua L Loucks

Trump, Harris, and All the Wrong Ways to Do Tax Reform

Proposals targeting tips, kids, homeowners, domestic production, and seniors make for bad tax policy.

Sep 11 •

Treating Business Costs Correctly in the Tax Code

Considering deductions for start-up costs and neutral cost recovery.

Sep 5 •

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Joshua L Loucks

August 2024

Harris’s Tax on Unrealized Gains is Only the Tip of a $5 Trillion Tax Iceberg

Harris’s proposal is not just an attack on the wealthy; it’s an assault on investment, innovation, and economic growth.

Aug 26 •

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