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Martin Feldstein Protagonist1 #231590 George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University.

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Visualizing the Romney Tax Debate »Visualizing the Romney Tax DebateVisualizing the Romney Tax Debate☜Tax reform has emerged as a major bone of contention in the 2012 Presidential election campaign. While President Obama has identified some tax changes, Governor Romney proposes major systemic reform. But is his plan - especially the proposals for individual taxation - viable?☜F1CEB7

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The protagonists »The protagonistsThe protagonists☜This node contains the major participants (protagonists) in the economic debate. It includes individuals - politicians, economists, journalists, bloggers - and organisations such as the Bowles-Simpson and Domenici-Rivlin inquiries - and schools of economic thought (Keynesian, Classical, Austrian).☜D3B8AB

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Group 2 - Romney defenders »Group 2 - Romney defendersGroup 2 - Romney defenders☜☜D3B8AB

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Martin FeldsteinMartin Feldstein☜George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University.☜D3B8AB

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3. Feldstein »3. Feldstein3. Feldstein☜Harvard economist Martin Feldstein has defended the Romney plan in two articles (see citations). His approach differs from Rosen and Entin/McBride in that he relies on historical evidence that taxable income will rise rather than a growth simulation that implies increased revenue.☜FFFACD

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Elasticity too high »Elasticity too highElasticity too high☜In his original paper Feldstein assumes that raising the after-tax share of earnings an individual keeps by 10% increases taxable income by 5% - the elasticity of the tax base is 0.5 - reducing the cost of rate reduction by $33 billion. Critics claim this elasticity is too high.☜FFFACD

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Revised Feldstein »Revised FeldsteinRevised Feldstein☜In response to objections, Feldstein produced a revised version of his analysis with assumptions closer to those of his critics. He stands by the core claim of his first paper - that the Romney scheme of cutting rates funded by base broadening without burdening the middle class - is viable.☜FFFACD

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Figure is arbitrary »Figure is arbitraryFigure is arbitrary☜Some have suggested the benchmark definition of high income set by the TPC (and in the general political debate) is too high and have called for analysis where it is set at lower levels. For example Martin Feldstein has defended a $100,000 since this only subjects the top 21% to base broadening.☜FFFACD

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Feldstein article »Feldstein articleFeldstein article☜Martin Feldstein: Romneys Tax Plan Can Raise Revenue☜FFFACD

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Feldstein revision »Feldstein revisionFeldstein revision☜A reply from Martin Feldstein☜FFFACD

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Link[1] Martin Feldstein

Author: Harvard University Department of Economics
Cited by: David Price 10:41 PM 27 October 2012 GMT
Citerank: (1) 235367Martin FeldsteinGeorge F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University.24D3B8AB
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http://scholar.harvard.edu/feldstein

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