ABSTRACT

This collection of articles traces the evolution over the 1980s of budget policy and tax reform by an architect of the Bradley tax reform bill. The articles present a chronological analysis of tax changes and the heated controversy over budget policy and the deficit. It concludes with an analysis of what the future holds. The author, currently staff director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, has the perspective of a fiscal expert with many years on the Washington scene.

part |15 pages

Intruduction

part |58 pages

The Policy Environment of the 1980s

part |59 pages

Economic and Political Issues

part |65 pages

Tax Reform: Legislative Process and Outcome

part |19 pages

Persistent Deficits and the Implications For The 1990s