Finance committee  Well, the survey that I mentioned by Will McBride of the Tax Foundation was pretty astounding in including 23 papers written on that subject. It looks at what happens when you make the system more progressive, what it it does to growth rates. I think that by and large most econom

Finance committee  That's a long question, but I have a few very quick responses. To be frank, I am less concerned about inequality; I've always been more concerned about poverty. We have addressed seniors' poverty to some extent, but not with respect to single seniors. I was glad with the action

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I particularly wish to address the issue around dropping the personal marginal tax rate from 22% to 20.5% and raising the top rate from 29% to 33%. This is a reform with both good and bad consequences. The good consequences are associated with the modest re