Howard Gleckman thinks the Bush tax cut debate is a distraction. The questions he wishes Obama would pose to Congress:
*Should the incometax continue to be the foundation of our revenue system? If so, do wewant to raise rates while protecting hundreds of billions of dollars inspecial interest tax subsidies. Or should we reprise the 1986 TaxReform Act, where we broadened the tax base by eliminating many specialprovisions and lowered overall rates. It seems like a good idea to me,but let's...
Published on August 04, 2010 13:55