Topic: Doug Holtz-Eakin

Tax VOX Can the fiscal cliff push Congress to agree on budget deal?

Gleckman asks: Will it take the fear of a financial market collapse and a cliff-driven recession to change the karma on Capitol Hill? Or, can Congress find an easier route to fiscal sanity by ducking the coming showdown?

Tax VOX Is the GOP tax reform strategy a fiscal trap?

As a matter of pure tax policy, our tax analyst analyzes the different option on the table. Ideally, Congress should build the best possible tax base and then adjust the rates to meet an agreed-upon revenue target. But in a partisan Congress, few things are 'ideal.'

Tax VOX A path forward on tax reform: 4 steps

Tax reform will be difficult, but with a four-step road map, it can be done.

Economist Mom The rich should pay higher taxes. So who are the rich?

If 'the rich' are defined as those who can afford and ought to be expected to pay higher income taxes, then the categorization is really much broader than multimillionaires. 

Deja vu on tax policy

"Dynamic scoring," or adjusting revenue estimates based on the expected effects of tax policies on the size of the economy, won't fix the deficit problem

Obama jobs plan: a whole lot to like

The president gave us a sweeping, smart policy agenda that accomplished important goals

Economist comedians – no, seriously!

Few manage to be both smart and funny, and even fewer can be smart, funny economists. Here are a few who succeed.

GOP has new face, but brand has far to go

Republicans elect new chairman, Michael Steele, but are split on the future direction of the party.

Who advises candidates on economic crisis?

Both pick mainstream experts, but Obama’s are more interventionist.

McCain staffers attempt to derail McCain's campaign