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Tax Reform

 

1. Reduce the tax burden on businesses and individuals.
2. Make the research and development tax credit permanent.
3. Lower tax rates on corporate capital gains.
4. Repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax.

Tax-related Articles

Investing in America: Agenda for Jobs and Economic Growth, 110th Congress This brochure by the National Association of Manufacturers highlights reforms that are essential to our success in a global economy. Fair and competitive tax policies are part of the reforms suggested.

The Escalating Cost Crisis - This report is an update on structural cost pressures facing U.S. manufacturers and was published jointly by the National Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.

Put Pennsylvania State Government on a Spending Diet - This report, released by the Commonwealth Foundation, "identifies $6.7 billion in unhealthy spending from the state operating budget, capital budget, and off-budget agencies". It also provides a three-step plan to "stop overspending in Harrisburg and put our commonwealth back on a path toward fiscal and economic health".

Tax Humor, Or Is It? - This was circulating on the internet and questions whether politicians clearly understand the value of a billion dollars. This one is just for fun.