Tax Reform and Fairness for Families : Presentation to the President’s Advisory Panel on Tax Reform New Orleans, LA

Tax reform affects many areas of policy–children, charitable contributions, federal policy toward states and localities, health care, retirement policy, and business–to mention only a few. Tax reform cannot dodge these important issues, but must come to grips with how each of these areas of policy should be treated under a reformed system. In this powerpoint testimony, Gene Steuerle outlines many of the ways that current policies violate norms of simplicity, fairness, and efficiency and suggests possible means of improvement.