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Policy Areas


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Capital Gains

See also Federal Tax Legislation

  • Who Pays Capital Gains Taxes? 6/26/98

  • Notes on the Budget Surplus and Capital Gains. 6/23/98

  • Gains and Losses. Robert S. McIntyre, The Nation, 2/17/97

  • Statement in Support of Legislation to Curb Tax Subsidies for Exporting Jobs. Robert S. McIntyre, 7/23/96

  • Cost of GOP Capital Gains Tax Cuts Pegged at Double Official Total. (1995)

  • Testimony of Robert S. McIntyre Before the House Ways and Means Committee Regarding Proposed New Tax Subsidies for Capital Gains and Corporate Profits Designed to Gut the Tax Reform Act of 1986. (1995)

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Regarding the Taxation of Capital Gains Before the Mock House Committee on Ways and Means. (1993)

  • Thrown for a Loop. Robert S. McIntyre, The New Republic, 3/15/93.

  • Capital Gains for the Wealthy Robert S. McIntyre, The Washington Post, 3/9/92.

  • Capital Gains Tax Cut: Bush Says "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" But History Says "No, No, No.", 2/10/92.

  • Extending the "Bubble" Is NOT a Good Trade-Off for a Capital Gains Tax Loophole. (1990)

  • Indexing Capital Gains is a Bad Idea.(1990)

  • Pro-Fair Taxes, Anti-Capital Gains Loophole Campaign Kicks Off Today Voters to "Send Their Crumbs Back," (1990)

  • The Capital Gains Debate: A Guide for the Perplexed. CTJ fact sheet, February 1, 1990.

  • Tax Deform: A Primer on a Stupid Idea. Robert S. McIntyre, The New Republic, 8/21/89.

  • Statement of Bruce L. Fisher before the House Committee on Small Business Concerning the Taxation of Capital Gains. 11/1/89.

  • Wake Up, Middle America! Congress Is About to Pass Another Tax Cut for the Rich. Robert S. McIntyre.

  • Dorgan Capital Gains Plan, "Beards Bush, Boll Weevils," says CTJ, 9/11/89.

  • Neo-Voodoo Economics. Robert S. McIntyre and Jonathan Crystal, The New Republic, 2/8/88.


Giveaways to the Rich and Corporations

See also Federal Tax Legislation

  • Tax Subsidies Reward Corporate Downsizers (1996)

  • The Hidden Entitlements , Second Edition
    Robert S. McIntyre (1996)
    Price: $25.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • House Gives Far More Than It Takes in "Corporate Welfare."(1995)

  • Archer Gives More Than He Takes in "Corporate Welfare." (1995)

  • Collecting Current Tax from American Resident Individuals and US-Based Multinational Corporations on Income Earned Through Foreign Entities. Statement of Michael J. McIntyre, Professor of Law, Wayne State University, Detroit, before the Senate Finance Committee. (1995)

  • May 3, 1995 CTJ Testimony Concerning the Alternative Minimum Tax.  HTML

  • Return of the Merger Maniacs. Why is the White House Pushing New Incentives for Acquisitions? Robert S. McIntyre, The Washington Post,6/7/92.

  • New GAO Report Illustrates Need for Multinational Tax Reform. (1993)

  • On the breakdown of IRS tax enforcement regarding multinational corporations: revenue losses, excessive litigation, and unfair burdens for US producers. Statement of Robert S. McIntyre & Michael J. McIntyre Before the Senate Committee on Government Affairs.(1993)

  • The Decline of US Corporate Taxes. CTJ fact sheet.(1992)

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Concerning the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation. 2/12/92

  • Return of the No-Tax Corporations. 3/14/95

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Regarding Tax Write-Offs for Meals and Entertainment and President Clinton's Proposed Reform Thereof Before the Senate Committee on Finance.(1993)

  • Notes on the Alternative Minimum Tax: Current Law & Proposals for Reform(1990)

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre & Bruce Fisher Before the Senate Finance Subcommittee On the Shortfall in Federal Corporate Income Tax Receipts.(1990)

  • It's Working, but... : The Resurgence of Business Investment & Corporate Income Taxes
    Robert S. McIntyre, Douglas P. Kelly, Bruce L. Fisher & David C. Wilhelm (1989)

  • Corporate Tax Abuses Wane. Most Avoidance Succumbs to Reform; Alternative Minimum Tax a Key, October 26, 1989.
    Price: $25.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • The Corporate Tax Comeback: Corporate Income Taxes After Tax Reform
    Robert S. McIntyre, Jonathan M. Crystal, David C. Wilhelm, September 1988
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • 1986 Tax Reform Trimmed Abuses, Levelled Corporate Playing Field. Zero tax club shrinks; many defense contractors ante up. Investment up, but some shell games and loopholes remain, September 22, 1988.

  • Undermining America: Corporate Loopholes and the Trade Deficit (1986)

  • CTJ Calls for End to Tax Breaks for "Runaway Plants." (1991)

  • 130 Reasons Why We Need Tax Reform, Robert S. McIntyre, Jeff Spinner (1986)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Money for Nothing: The Failure of Corporate Tax Incentives 1981-1984, Robert S. McIntyre, David Wilhelm (1986)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Corporate Taxpayers & Corporate Freeloaders: Four years of continuing, legalized tax avoidance by America's largest corporations, 1981-84.
    Robert S. McIntyre, David Wilhelm (1985)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Ten Corporate Loopholes That Ought To Be Closed. Citizens for Tax Justice.

  • Testimony of Robert S. McIntyre Before the House Ways and Means Committee Regarding Proposed New Tax Subsidies for Capital Gains and Corporate Profits Designed to Gut the Tax Reform Act of 1986. January 25, 1995.

  • Hidden Welfare for the Rich and Corporations Costs US Hundreds of Billions a Year. April 24, 1995.

  • Republican Proposal to Repeal the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Offers Tax Relief to Oil Companies & Other Would-Be Freeloaders. (1995)

  • The Failure of Corporate Tax Incentives. A study of three years of growing loopholes and lagging investment.
    Robert S. McIntyre, Dean C. Tipps (1985)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre In Support of H.R. 2889, The American Jobs and Manufacturing Preservation Act of 1991, Before the House Committee on Ways and Means. (1991)

  • Tax the Forbes 400! Robert S. McIntyre, The New Republic, August 31, 1987.

  • Corporate Income Taxes in the Reagan Years; A Study of Three Years of Legalized Tax Avoidance
    Robert S. McIntyre, Robert Folen (1984)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00


Federal Tax Legislation


Flat Tax


Health Care

  • Taxing Health Insurance Premiums: The Latest Wrinkle (1994)

  • Notes on Health Care Reform Financing & Related Issues.(1994)

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Regarding the Tax Treatment of Health Care Organizations Before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures House Committee on Ways and Means. 12/14/93.


Historical Information

  • Just Taxes, and Other Options This 1984 paper includes a thumbnail history of U.S. income tax policy from the Civil War to 1984, a critique of the "flat tax" and the "progressive consumption tax," and an outline of the real tax reform agenda in the early eighties. (Currently available in PDF format only)

IRS Reform


Marriage Penalty


National Sales Tax

  • The 23 Percent Solution. Robert S. McIntyre, The New York Times, January 23, 1998.

  • Notes on a Value-Added Tax. Robert S. McIntyre, 5/25/93.

  • The Consumption Tax is a Bad Idea. Robert S. McIntyre.

  • No Sale: Lessons for America From Sales Taxes in Europe
    Robert S. McIntyre & David C. Wilhelm (1988)
    Price: $20.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Unfair Share: The Case Against Federal Sales Taxes
    Robert S. McIntyre, David Wilhelm (1986)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00


Presidential Candidate Proposals

  • Coming soon: analyses of 200 presidential candidates' tax policy proposals
  • Final Estimates on Cost and Distribution of Dole Plan.
    Detailed Tables on the 1996 Dole Tax Plan August 26, 1996.

  • New CBO Analysis of Flat Tax Confirms CTJ's Critique of Brown Plan. April 21, 1992.

  • Brown's 'Postcard' Tax Form Is a 'Total Fraud.' March 27, 1992.

  • CTJ Blasts Tsongas 50 cent Gas Tax Hike: "Regressive and Regionally Biased." March 4, 1992.

  • Bill Clinton's Tax Record As Governor of Arkansas, 1979-81 and 1983-91. CTJ fact sheet.


Social Security

  • The False Messiah; Pete Peterson's Revelations Are Not Gospel. Robert S. McIntyre, The American Prospect, Summer 1994.

  • Social Insecurity. Robert S. McIntyre, The New Republic, November 22, 1993.


State and Local Taxes

  • Choices for Iowa: Building a Better Tax System
    Tyson Slocum, Robert G. Lynch, Michael P. Ettlinger, Matthew W. Gardner (1998)(Make Check Payable to "ITEP")
    Price:$5.00

  • Tax Strategies for a Strong Minnesota
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Tyson Slocum, Robert G. Lynch (1998) (Make Check Payable to "ITEP")
    Price:$5.00

  • Building A Better Arkansas Tax System: Evaluating the Options
    Robert S. McIntyre, Michael P. Ettlinger, Robert G. Lynch (1997) (Make Check Payable to "ITEP")
    Price: $5.00

  • Minnesota Tax Expenditures. Statement of Michael Ettlinger Before Minnesota's Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission. May 11, 1998

  • CTJ Testimony Concerning Interstate Competition. Statement of Michael Ettlinger before Pennsylvania's Task Force on Interstate Competition. September 25, 1997

  • Choices for Texas. An Analysis of the Provisions of the 1997 House and Senate Tax Plans.
    May 15, 1997 Analysis HTML

  • Maine Tax Reform Options. Statement of Michael Ettlinger Before Maine's Joint Standing Committee on Taxation. March 6, 1997

  • Maryland Personal Income Tax Proposals. Statement of Michael Ettlinger. February 19, 1997

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Before the Special Joint House Committee on Competive Taxation and Economic Development of the Maryland House of Delegates. December 11, 1996

  • Senate Bill 640 a Good Deal For Marylanders. March 15, 1996 Testimony

  • Who Pays?: A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems of All 50 States
    Michael P. Ettlinger, John F. O'Hare, Robert S. McIntyre, Julie King, Neil Miransky and Elizabeth A. Fray (1996)
    Price: $25.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Tax Loss Mandates: The Impact of the House-Passed "Contract" Capital Gains & Depreciation Tax Changes on Tax Revenues in the States (1995)
    Price: $10.00 - CTJ Members: $2.00

  • Proposal "A" Would Make Michigan's Unfair Tax System Worse. May 19, 1993.

  • Testimony of Douglas P. Kelly before the House Committee on Taxation Regarding the Effects of Governor Engler's Education Reform Tax Package. October 15, 1993.

  • Taxes: Give State's Voters a Real Choice. Douglas Kelly, The Detroit News, October 28, 1993.

  • CTJ's Guide to Fair State & Local Tax Policy,
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Douglas P. Kelly, Elizabeth A. Fray, Robert S. McIntyre (1993)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • INEquity: Indiana's Unfair Tax System & How to Fix It (January 1993)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • How Taxes Affect Elections: The Politics of Paying for Government
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Elizabeth A. Fray, Robert S. McIntyre, Ginger Hausser, Russell Bogart, Betsy Erbaugh, Gary Grant, Cecily Jackson (1992)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • "Conventional" Anti-Tax Wisdom is Dead Wrong; Tax Hikes Aren't Political Poison-At Least Not Most of the Time. July 29, 1992.

  • Analysis of New Jersey Tax Proposal. June 25, 1992.

  • [Connecticut] Middle-Class Tax Relief Act Would Cut State Taxes for Middle-Income Families. Rich Would Pay More Than Now--But Still Less Than Others April 29, 1992.

  • Mass Inequity: The Massachusetts Tax System & Prospects for Reform
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Elizabeth A. Fray, Robert S. McIntyre, Douglas P. Kelly (1992)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Federal Tax Action Could Cost States $26 Billion. November 17, 1995.

  • Time for a Better Deal: Fixing Mississippi's Unfair Tax System
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Robert S. McIntyre, Douglas P. Kelly, March 1992
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Rich Escape Paying Fair Share in Mississippi Taxes; Unfairness Blamed for Revenue Shortfall. August 9, 1992.

  • Deep Blues in the Ocean State: Inequity & Rhode Island's Fiscal Crisis
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Elizabeth A. Fray, Robert S. McIntyre, Scott Nova, Tom Sgouros, Richard P. McIntyre, February 1992
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Tax Changes in the States. A state by state record of all changes in the tax laws for 1992, CTJ fact sheet, Elizabeth Fray.
    Price: $5.00 - CTJ Members: $2.00

  • Falling Short: Florida's Unfair Tax System
    Michael P. Ettlinger, Douglas P. Kelly, Elizabeth A .Fray, Robert S. McIntyre, October 1991.
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Burr Flat-Rate Tax Would Soak North Carolina's Middle Class. October 25, 1994.

  • CTJ Analyzes Governor's Tax Plan: Whitman Tax Break Plan: "A Giveaway to the Rich." February 16, 1994.

  • [Michigan] PA 145 Threatens Schools & Middle-Income Families; CTJ Offers Guidelines for Replacement Revenues. September 2, 1993.

  • The New Jersey Tax System: It's Broken, Here's How to Fix It (1990)
    Price: $15.00 - CTJ Members: $5.00

  • Testimony Regarding Corporate Tax Disclosure in Connecticut. 3/9/93.

  • Testimony of Michael P. Ettlinger before the New York State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. 3/4/92.

  • Paying for Better Education In Montana. (1989)
    Price: $10.00 - CTJ Members: $4.00

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre Before the Rhode Island Commission to Study the Tax Structure. 10/16/91.

  • Governor Glendening's (Maryland) Unfair Tax Plan. Robert S. McIntyre, The Washington Post, 1/20/97

  • GOP Contract's Capital Gains & Corporate Tax Cut Provisions Could Cost New York State More than $1 Billion a Year in Revenues. January 24, 1995.

  • Testimony of Douglas P. Kelly before the House Democratic Education Task Force Regarding the Impact of PA 145 on Michigan and Guidelines for Replacing the Lost Revenue. September 17, 1993.

  • Statement of Robert S. McIntyre and Michael P. Ettlinger to the Chairman and Members of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Business Tax Policy. June 27, 1993.


Selected Newsletters of Special Interest

  • June 1996. Notes for Tax Day.

  • December 1995. Welfare for the Rich, The Real Cost of Capital Gains Tax Cuts, 1995 GOP Budget Plan



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