Jon Whiten
@whitenjon.bsky.social
Deputy Director @ Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Dad to 4. Pet dad to many. Husband to the best one out there.
The recently-passed House tax bill changes course on taxing multinational corporations engaged in shifting U.S. profits overseas, offering massive tax giveaways that weaken American revenues and risk sending more American corporate investment offshore. itep.substack.com/p/house-bill...
May 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The recently-passed House tax bill changes course on taxing multinational corporations engaged in shifting U.S. profits overseas, offering massive tax giveaways that weaken American revenues and risk sending more American corporate investment offshore. itep.substack.com/p/house-bill...
New analysis of the tax provisions in the House reconciliation package: The richest 1% of Americans would receive a total of $138 billion in net tax cuts in 2026, significantly more than the $92 billion that would go the bottom 60% of Americans.
May 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New analysis of the tax provisions in the House reconciliation package: The richest 1% of Americans would receive a total of $138 billion in net tax cuts in 2026, significantly more than the $92 billion that would go the bottom 60% of Americans.
There's a lot of talk of helping "working people" in the House tax bill through Trump's campaign promises on tips, OT, car loan interest, and senior tax breaks.
Thing is, those only amount to 4% - YES, 4% - of the tax cuts in the bill. No wonder the thing is regressive.
itep.org/house-tax-pl...
Thing is, those only amount to 4% - YES, 4% - of the tax cuts in the bill. No wonder the thing is regressive.
itep.org/house-tax-pl...
May 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There's a lot of talk of helping "working people" in the House tax bill through Trump's campaign promises on tips, OT, car loan interest, and senior tax breaks.
Thing is, those only amount to 4% - YES, 4% - of the tax cuts in the bill. No wonder the thing is regressive.
itep.org/house-tax-pl...
Thing is, those only amount to 4% - YES, 4% - of the tax cuts in the bill. No wonder the thing is regressive.
itep.org/house-tax-pl...
Take your child to work day was a blast
April 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Take your child to work day was a blast
The distributional impact of this plan ain't pretty if you care about tax fairness:
November 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
The distributional impact of this plan ain't pretty if you care about tax fairness:
At one of my favorite events of the year: Thanksgiving with the Turkeys @ Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary. These animals are our friends, not our food.
November 23, 2024 at 5:57 PM
At one of my favorite events of the year: Thanksgiving with the Turkeys @ Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary. These animals are our friends, not our food.
Sometimes the headline really tells the whole story. This is one of those times.
November 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Sometimes the headline really tells the whole story. This is one of those times.
New from us: caveat city, of course no one really knows where Trump's proposed tariffs might actually land.
BUT: if it was what he proposed on the campaign trail, here is the breakdown across income groups.
Tax hikes for all, with the impact getting larger the poorer you are.
BUT: if it was what he proposed on the campaign trail, here is the breakdown across income groups.
Tax hikes for all, with the impact getting larger the poorer you are.
November 21, 2024 at 11:57 PM
New from us: caveat city, of course no one really knows where Trump's proposed tariffs might actually land.
BUT: if it was what he proposed on the campaign trail, here is the breakdown across income groups.
Tax hikes for all, with the impact getting larger the poorer you are.
BUT: if it was what he proposed on the campaign trail, here is the breakdown across income groups.
Tax hikes for all, with the impact getting larger the poorer you are.