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Senate Finance Committee Stimulus Report Card (January 29, 2009)
The Tax Policy Center has graded the key tax provisions of pending Senate stimulus bill (the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009").
House Stimulus Report Card (January 26, 2009)
The Tax Policy Center has graded the key tax provisions of the stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives (the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009").
President-Elect Obama's Tax and Stimulus Plans (January 8, 2009)
An analysis of the tax and stimulus proposals the new president offered during his campaign.
Tax modeling and other TPC analyses (December 15, 2008)
During the 2008 presidential campaign, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) used its state-of-the-art microsimulation model to produce the only comprehensive and objective analysis of the candidates’ tax plans.

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Tax Stimulus

The Tax Policy Center has graded the key tax provisions of the tax stimulus bills before Congress. We outline each proposal, explain its effects, discuss its likely effectiveness, and assign a grade. We also estimate the distributional effects of each bill and some key components and link to other resources.

Tax Stimulus Report Card: Senate Finance Committee (January 29, 2009)
Tax Stimulus Report Card: House Bill (January 26, 2009)
Experiment to Get Best Stimulus Results (January 22, 2009)
President-Elect Obama's Tax and Stimulus Plans (January 8, 2009)
How Big Are Total Individual Income Tax Expenditures, and Who Benefits from Them? (December 4, 2008)
Trends in Income Inequality, Volatility, and Mobility Risk (November 26, 2008)
Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity despite Underfunding? (November 25, 2008)
When Marginal and Statutory Tax Rates Differ (November 21, 2008)

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President-Elect Obama's Tax and Stimulus Plans (January 8, 2009)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)
How Big Are Total Individual Income Tax Expenditures, and Who Benefits from Them? (December 4, 2008)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Updated September 12, 2008 (September 12, 2008)
Tax Stimulus Report Card: House Bill (January 26, 2009)
Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity despite Underfunding? (November 25, 2008)
Taxes under Obama and McCain (November 3, 2008)
Trends in Income Inequality, Volatility, and Mobility Risk (November 26, 2008)

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