Skewed Toward The Wealthy
By Iris J. Lav
Bigger Slices Or A Bigger Pie?
By J.D. Foster
The House and Senate approved massive tax bills in late June, broadly in line with tax priorities set by the May 2 balanced budget agreement. But some Democrats and some policy analysts say the GOP-written bills favor the well-off. Do they?
Skewed Toward The WealthyBy Iris J. Lav The tax bills the House and Senate approved at the end of June are being sold as a modest tax cut of $85 billion over five years that primarily benefits the middle class. Such claims amount to deceptive advertising on two counts. |
Bigger Slices Or A Bigger Pie?By J.D. Foster Tax relief to the taxpayers! It is the sense of the United States Senate that only those citizens who pay personal income tax should get tax relief under the bill currently before Congress. Such a motion was offered by Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and adopted by the U.S. Senate by voice vote. |
This edition of Counterpoint was posted July 3, 1997. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of AllPolitics.