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Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxes Fiscally Irresponsible?

Whoever wins the 2024 election will soon face a critical decision about extending four trillion dollars in tax cuts expiring next year. Whether taxes will be raised, or cut is in question, against the backdrop of 34.1 trillion dollars in federal debt. For the past few decades, the Republican Party has embraced the belief that lower tax rates and less government spending boost the U.S. economy. However, there is disagreement among conservative thought leaders about the way forward on taxes for the Republican Party. Specifically, some argue that preferences for tax cuts ignore the looming deficit and that refusing to…

February 2, 2024
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February 2, 2024
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Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxes Fiscally Irresponsible?

Whoever wins the 2024 election will soon face a critical decision about extending four trillion dollars in tax cuts expiring next year. Whether taxes will be raised, or cut is in question, against the backdrop of 34.1 trillion dollars in federal debt. For the past few decades, the Republican Party has embraced the belief that lower tax rates and less government spending boost the U.S. economy. However, there is disagreement among conservative thought leaders about the way forward on taxes for the Republican Party. Specifically, some argue that preferences for tax cuts ignore the looming deficit and that refusing to…

Oren Cass

ARGUING YES

Oren Cass
Executive Director of American Compass
David McIntosh

ARGUING NO

David McIntosh
President of the Club for Growth
October 23, 2024
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Nate Silver, a preeminent Election 2024 forecaster and one of the most influential voices in political analysis as the founder of FiveThirtyEight and bestselling author knows that analyzing facts and having the right data can…
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The American Dream – the idea that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can achieve success in the U.S. through hard work and determination – is under scrutiny.…
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