Chartbook: Build Back Better for Less
Policymakers are apparently now targeting
Offset Options
This page contains all of our published blogs and papers including lists of savings options that Congress could consider for deficit reduction, or to offset the cost of spending increases or tax cuts.
Former IRS Commissioner Urges Congress to Expand Information Banks Report to the IRS
Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles O.
Health Savings Can Help Pay for Reconciliation
Policymakers are continuing to negotiate the "Build Back Better Act"
Former Budget Committee Director Warns Against Budgetary Gimmicks
Former Democratic House Budget Committee staff director Tom Kahn recently penned an
Republican and Democratic Presidents Support Reducing the Tax Gap
One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers to raise revenue would be to close some portion of the “tax gap," or the difference b
There Are Plenty of Offsets for Infrastructure Package
A bipartisan group of senators has apparently reached agreement on a plan with
Primer: Understanding the Tax Gap
One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers to raise revenue would be to close some portion of the “tax gap.” The tax gap is the...
Options to Pay For the American Jobs Plan
President Biden's American Jobs Plan would cost about $2.65 trillion over th
Maya MacGuineas: There's a blatantly obvious way for the US to fight climate change and pay for new infrastructure
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Biden Campaign Plan Offers Menu of Offsets
With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, President Joe Biden has taken office with a real opportunity to advance new spending