Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Tax Reform During The Forty-Fifth Presidency

Tax reform: What the president and congress should consider.

Matters of Policy & Politics•February 9, 2017
Area 45: Tax Reform During The Forty-Fifth Presidency

President Trump has indicated that a “phenomenal” tax reform will materialize in two to three weeks. John Cochrane, Hoover senior fellow and author of the Grumpy Economist blog, walks us through the intricacies of what may evolve and why a carbon tax espoused by Hoover’s George Shultz makes economic sense.

Cast

John H. Cochrane

John H. Cochrane

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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