Taxes: Excise

Taxes: Excise

Cry Wolf Quotes

The true purpose of the tax bill is to finance a further expansion of government. For all of the yelling and kicking, Congress still has done nothing serious to curb government spending. Therefore we have a swelling deficit. And because of the deficit, we’re told, taxes must go up.

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Editorial, The Wall Street Journal's arguing against Reagan’s TEFRA tax hike.

[There is] no doubt that it [TEFRA] will curb the economic recovery everyone wants.

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1982.

Every school child knows you don't raise taxes in a recession unless you want to make it worse.

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Editorial, The Wall Street Journal's arguing against Reagan’s TEFRA tax hike.

Evidence

Resources

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a think tank focused on tax and fiscal policy. They provide in-depth analysis of state issues.

Citizens for Tax Justice is an organization that represents low and middle income citizens in the tax debates on Capitol Hill.