Amount of the theft: An average income widow can lose a quarter of a million dollars!
Kotlikoff: Social Security is Cheating Widows
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House, Senate Bills Beat Current Tax Policy but are Far From Perfect
Both the Senate and House Republicans have now spoken about their preferred tax reforms. The differences between them are relatively minor.
Tax Reform Passes the Fairness Test
The GOP tax plan should do three things. It should expand the economy while raising wages. It should pay for itself. And it should be fair.
Lawrence Summers’ Hatchet Jobs On Tax Reform And Kevin Hassett
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers wrote an op ed for the Washington Post on October 8 calling the Trump Administration’s tax plan “an atrocity.”
The Surprisingly Good ‘Republican’ Tax Plan
The just-announced Republican tax plan is essentially the House “Better Way” plan proposed in June 2016. The business part of the tax reform transforms our corporate tax into a business cash flow tax (BCFT) by moving to full expensing and restricting interest deductibility.
With Social Security, Time and Patience are Worth it
I just visited my mother. She’s 97. The trip over was short: She’s in an assisted-living facility right across the street.