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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Economic Policy

Here are some basic graphs on economic policy.

Here are tax rate tables for 2006. Remember that marginal tax rates are not the same as effective tax rates. The equity of the tax burden is an issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, and this document provides some relevant data.

The Alternative Minimum Tax is also a big issue for lawmakers and presidential candidates.

Regulations, which normally do not show up as budget items, also have substantial benefits and costs.

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