Comparing The Candidates' Tax Proposals

Len Burman is an expert in public finance. The Urban Institute hide caption
Len Burman is an expert in public finance.
The Urban InstituteEconomist Len Burman is a senior fellow at the Urban Institute — a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization — and director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.
They have just issued their revised report, "An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plan." The report is a combined effort of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution.
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