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Why the tax debate won't end this December

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 18, 2017
The tax bill is likely to pass Congress this week, but the debate over taxes will rage on.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and other congressional Republicans listen during a press event on tax reform September 27, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
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The GOP tax bill could be passed next week

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 15, 2017
Will Republicans be able to count this as a big win?
Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) discusses progress on the tax reform bill with reporters at the U.S. Capitol today in Washington, D.C.
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The GOP tax plan moves closer to being done

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 13, 2017
House and Senate negotiators agreed on the framework of the GOP tax bill this morning. We know some things about it. The bill will lower the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent. It will let people deduct some state and local taxes. It will lower the top individual income tax rate. President Donald Trump […]
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Federal Reserve raises interest rates ahead of the tax reform deal

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 13, 2017
It's a third time this year that the Fed has increased interest rates.
Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives for a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill, November 29, 2017, in Washington, DC.
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Solution for mistakes in a rushed tax bill? Another bill to fix them

by Renata Sago
Dec 13, 2017
Some Capitol Hill lawmakers say a rushed tax bill is not such a big deal, because a technical corrections bill can happen early next year. But given the uncertain nature of today’s politics, that could be harder or take longer than expected. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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The Treasury Department's tax plan analysis is one page long. Really.

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 12, 2017
Is empirical analysis dead? We ask Politico's Ben White.
A statue of Alexander Hamilton, the first United States secretary of the Treasury, stands in front of the Treasury in Washington, D.C.
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After taxes … then comes infrastructure and how to pay for it

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 8, 2017
Reports say President Trump will release his plan to tackle the nation’s public works next month.
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House threat to tuition assistance tax break worries employers

by Erika Beras
Dec 8, 2017
Some Republican lawmakers join push to save the perk for employers and their employees.
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Proposed tax credit change could reduce future affordable housing

by Erika Beras
Dec 7, 2017
Advocates for affordable housing worry that the elimination of an incentive program for developers in the House version of the tax bill could result in less low-income housing built in the future.
A construction site stands around neglected housing in Manhattan on November 30, 2017 in New York City. Republicans are coming closer to getting the votes needed to pass their proposed tax cut which many economists predict will benefit the wealthy at the expense of the poor and middle class.
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What some Central Texans think about taxes

by Andy Uhler
Dec 6, 2017
In Trump territory, there's faith in the tax bill along with feelings of being left behind.
Seventy-five percent of Burnet and Llano counties voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.
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