Paving the Way for a Better Budget and Tax System
Our nation’s current approach to taxation and spending is inefficient, insufficient and unfair. Our tax system punishes work and savings, raises revenues far short of what we spend, and has become less progressive at a time of widening income inequality. Our complex tax code also suffers from an overall lack of transparency and a failure of coordination between different levels of government. The purpose of the Fiscal Policy Program is to reframe the national debate through concrete reform proposals -- such as replacing payroll taxes with a progressive national consumption tax -- that pave the way for a tax system that better reflects American values and a budget that better serves our most important national priorities.
This program is directed by Maya MacGuineas, who also serves as president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
For a more detailed description of New America's Fiscal Policy Program, please click here.
Articles
| Article | Date |
|---|---|
| A Tax Commission for California? How It Can Be Made to Work | July 28, 2008 |
| Once Again Social Security's on the Table | July 28, 2008 |
| Economic Diversification | December 31, 2007 |
| How to Hit the Trifecta | July 25, 2007 |
| The $800 Billion Tax Loophole | January 19, 2007 |
| Hopes for Tax Reform in 2007 | January 10, 2007 |
| Tax Inheritance, Not 'Death' | July 5, 2006 |
| The Bucks Don't Stop | February 19, 2006 |
| Homeowner Tax Breaks are Breaking the Budget | October 29, 2005 |
| America Needs a Tax System that Reflects its Values | October 26, 2005 |
Policy Papers
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Promises, Promises: A Fiscal Voter Guide to the 2008 Election | August 2008 |
| Kids' Share 2008 | June 2008 |
| Twelve Principles for Fiscal Responsibility | May 2008 |
| How Much Does the Federal Government Spend To Promote Economic Mobility, And For Whom? | April 2008 |
| Taking Back Our Fiscal Future | April 2008 |
| Rethinking Social Insurance | February 2008 |
| Closing the $700 Billion Tax Loophole | February 2007 |
| Tax Consumption, Not Work | February 2007 |
| Nonpartisan Social Security Reform Plan | December 2005 |
| New America's Tax Reform Plan | December 2005 |
Events
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Costs or Entitlement Programs | September 15, 2008 |
| Lessons in Entitlement Reform | September 8, 2008 |
| Change We Can Afford | June 24, 2008 |
| The Presidential Candidates' Domestic Policy Plans | April 29, 2008 |
| The Next Era of American Politics | February 29, 2008 |
| Rethinking Social Insurance | February 19, 2008 |
| Patch It or Pitch It? | December 6, 2007 |
| CBO's Peter Orszag Releases Study on Rising Cost of Health Care | November 13, 2007 |
| The Unavoidable Challenge | October 23, 2007 |
| Inequality and Institutions | June 5, 2007 |
Press
Congressional Testimony
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Renewing Statutory PAYGO
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the House Budget Committee | July 25, 2007
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Congress' Role in Federal Financial Management
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security | May 25, 2006
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Social Security Solutions Beyond Solvency
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the Subcommittee on Social Security | June 14, 2005
