Volcker Panel: Simplify the Tax Code

After 18 months of intensive study, the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board has released (PDF) a comprehensive review of the country’s tax code and made recommendations for simplification.

The board notes that the tax code has changed so often — 15,000 times since a major 1986 tax overhaul — More…

Volcker Signs On: A ‘True’ Conservative in the Obama Camp

The announcement that Paul A. Volcker is a key economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama – cited by the Democratic presidential nominee during the last debate and appearing with him at a campaign event in Florida last week — was met with surprise in some More…