Podcasts about tax cuts

How much cash will we get back from tax cuts? Nicola Willis will soon make an announcement about their timing and potential value, if they get back to the Treasury benches. The good news out of yesterday's PREFU is that the books are out of structural deficit this year. That means when the Government borrows new money going forward, it will be for capital spending, not to keep the lights on. We've essentially been borrowing money by issuing bonds to pay for day-to-day spending. Fixing potholes with a credit card when the cost of borrowing is heading north is not a particularly smart way to run the books. The books are helped by the economy growing. When the economy grows, our wages grow with it. Inflation pushes our wages into a higher tax bracket. It's what they call bracket creep. You end up paying more tax because the tax brackets don't change, even when our wages do. So, the Government's books are improving off the back of Kiwis paying more taxes. How much is that worth? The PREFU reckons around one third of the extra revenue comes from bracket creep. Patrick Smellie at Business Desk estimates $15 billion will be collected over five years. That creates about $3 billion a year in a potential tax cut kitty created by wage inflation. So, the question now is when might cuts happen and will Nicola's coalition partners allow them? As the old saying goes, to the victor goes the spoils. Taxpayers are the real victors here, the real heroes, and more money in the pocket to offset higher prices will surely be a welcome thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar Show today and opens with Pierre Poilievre’s push to make diesel fuel more affordable through tax cuts. She speaks with Pierre Poilievre about the proposal. She then takes calls to get listener feedback on the idea. Next, Deb weighs in on reports that Correctional Service Canada will distribute items for “safe snorting” in federal prisons. Deb speaks with Chris Alexander, Toronto mayoral candidate, about his campaign, priorities for the city, and why he believes he should be Toronto’s next mayor.

For fifteen years, the estate planning playbook said the same thing: get assets out of your estate before you die. That advice made sense when the exemption was $5 million. It makes a lot less sense now that it's $15 million per person and $30 million per married couple, and permanent.In the first episode of our six-part Tax Alpha Protocol series, David Chudyk, CFP®, is joined by wealth strategist Cliff Morgan, founder of Net Worth Accelerant. They break down what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act actually locked in, the SALT deduction trap hiding between $500K and $600K of income, and why gifting appreciated assets during your lifetime can quietly hand your heirs a seven- or eight-figure capital gains bill.In This EpisodeThe federal estate exemption is $15M per person ($30M per couple) for 2026 and permanent. For most families, capital gains is now the bigger threat.Gifting appreciated assets during life passes along your low basis. Assets inherited at death get a step-up in basis.If your MAGI sits between roughly $500K and $600K, the SALT phase-out can push your marginal rate into the mid-to-high 40s.The expanded SALT cap expires January 1, 2030. Plan around it now, not in 2029.Residents of states with their own estate tax, and business owners with valuable companies, may need a custom strategy.Donate appreciated securities directly; never sell first and donate the cash.What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Locked InSigned on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) removed the cliff that had high-net-worth families scrambling. Instead of the estate exemption falling to roughly $7 million per person when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sunset, it rose to $15 million per person for 2026 and will be indexed for inflation going forward.Income tax brackets are permanent: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and a top rate of 37% (instead of reverting to 39.6%).Bracket creep protection: bracket thresholds keep adjusting for inflation every year, so a cost-of-living raise doesn't automatically push you into a higher bracket.Charitable cash gifts: the 60%-of-AGI limit is now permanent. But starting in 2026, itemizers only get a deduction for contributions above 0.5% of AGI, and corporations only above 1% of taxable income (still capped at 10%).The Asterisk: State Estate TaxesThe federal number isn't the only number. Roughly a dozen states plus Washington, D.C. levy their own estate tax with far lower exemptions, as low as $1 million in Oregon. If you live in one of them, you need a custom strategy.And business owners get there faster than they think. David raised the point on air: a company doing a few million in revenue with healthy EBITDA can be worth $7–9 million on paper, even if you don't have anywhere near that in cash. Add a couple of well-funded 401(k)s and a house, and a "huge" state exemption stops looking so huge.The SALT "Squeeze Zone"The state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap jumped from $10,000 to $40,000 for 2025 ($40,400 for 2026), rising 1% a year through 2029. That's real money for people who itemize. But there are two catches.Catch #1: the income test. Once your modified adjusted gross income passes roughly $500,000, you lose 30 cents of that extra deduction for every dollar you earn above the threshold, until you're back down to the $10,000 floor at around $600,000. Inside that band, your effective marginal rate spikes.Catch #2: the expiration date. On January 1, 2030, the expansion disappears and the cap drops back to $10,000 for everyone.Cliff's example: a specialist earning around $500,000 agrees to pick up one extra ER shift. Because every extra dollar also shrinks their SALT deduction, the federal tax on that shift lands in the mid-to-high 40% range. Nearly half the shift, gone. The fix is planning ahead: maximizing pre-tax retirement contributions and timing deductions to keep MAGI below the phase-out while the window is open.Carryover Basis vs. Step-Up in BasisThis is the heart of the episode. Two sections of the tax code have worked the same way for decades. What changed is the context around them.Section 1015 (lifetime gifts): if you give an asset while you're alive, the recipient inherits your original cost basis, along with every dollar of unrealized gain.Section 1014 (inheritance): if that same asset passes at death, the basis resets to fair market value on the date of death. The built-up gain isn't deferred. It's gone.David's illustration: $10,000 invested in Microsoft roughly 40 years ago would be worth about $62 million today (past performance is not indicative of future results). Gift those shares to your kids while you're alive and they're holding a $10,000 basis. If they sell, the federal capital gains tax alone runs well north of $10 million. Leave the shares to them at death, and that gain is wiped clean.When the estate tax kicked in at $2 or $5 million, paying that basis cost to dodge a 40% estate tax often made sense. At $15 to $30 million, the math has flipped for the overwhelming majority of families."Don't let 2017-era tax anxiety drive a 2026 decision. The law changed, the threats changed, and the playbook has to change with it." David Chudyk, CFP®Three Filters Before You Gift an AssetHow much growth has already happened? A low-basis asset that has already done most of its appreciating usually favors holding until death. Gifting it just turns a future tax-free event into a taxable one.How much room is left to run? Early-stage assets, like pre-IPO equity or a young, fast-growing business, can be better lifetime-gift candidates, but only if moving that future growth out of your estate actually changes your outcome.Are you charitably inclined? Gifting appreciated securities directly to a charity or donor-advised fund can be the cleanest move on the board: no capital gain, a fair-market-value deduction, and no basis problem. Just don't sell first and donate the cash, which gives up the benefit.The "Wrong" Financial Decision Can Be the Right Life DecisionNot every choice should be optimized for taxes. Paying a grandchild's tuition or helping with a first car while you're here to see it can be worth a tax bill. As David puts it: don't make every decision based on taxes, and don't make decisions without considering taxes. Your health, life expectancy, and goals all belong in the conversation.Doing Some of Both: Securities-Backed Lines of CreditSometimes it doesn't have to be either/or. A securities-backed line of credit lets you borrow against a portfolio instead of selling it, so you can help family now without realizing the gain, while the shares can still receive a step-up at death. The loan is repaid from the estate, and Cliff noted that life insurance can be used to replace that amount for heirs if you're insurable.It's a tool, not a free lunch: you pay interest, market drops can trigger collateral calls, and a large gift to a family member still counts as a gift for reporting purposes. This is exactly the kind of move to model with an advisor before you pull the trigger."If you really know how the game is played and you can play the game, it's truly to your advantage." Cliff MorganWho Not HowDavid closes with one of his favorite ideas from Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan's Who Not How: when you face a complex problem, ask "who can help me solve this?" instead of "how do I figure this out myself?" A surgeon, a business owner, or any high earner creates the most value doing what they're trained for, not reading the tax code at midnight.Your Vision Deserves 10 MinutesNot sure whether to gift now, hold for the step-up, or do some of both? Book a free Vision Call with David and talk through your situation at the 30,000-foot level. Schedule your Vision CallOwn a business? Find out what it's really worth to a buyer, and how that value affects your estate, with the free Sellability Score.The Tax Alpha Protocol SeriesPart 1: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, estate exemptions, and step-up in basis (this episode)Part 2: Deconstructing active income offsets and real estate tax trapsPart 3: Complex exit liquidity and private contract trust structuresPart 4: The state income tax nexus trap and remote work liabilitiesPart 5: The generational tax bomb and wealthy psychologyPart 6: Alternative liquidity and the family office triadAbout Cliff MorganCliff Morgan is a wealth strategist and the founder of Net Worth Accelerant. After years helping Fortune 500 companies cut costs and build new revenue streams, he moved into finance and commercial real estate and has spent more than five years working with a family office, learning the strategies and mindset of generational wealth.Find Cliff on...

There's a belief New Zealand First's proposal to slash the tax rate for small businesses could make a positive difference to our business landscape. The party's promising to lower the tax rate from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million. Its estimated cost is about a billion dollars a year. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Kerre Woodham it would apply to a majority of our businesses. She says it would need to be researched for implementation, but it's bold and could transform business in New Zealand LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a belief New Zealand First's proposal to slash the tax rate for small businesses could make a positive difference to our business landscape. The party's promising to lower the tax rate from 28% to 20% for firms with turnover under $30 million. Its estimated cost is about a billion dollars a year. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich told Kerre Woodham it would apply to a majority of our businesses. She says it would need to be researched for implementation, but it's bold and could transform business in New Zealand LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proper entity structure, timing, and compliance are critical to maximizing the next phase of Opportunity Zone benefits.The Holistic Guide to Wealth ManagementWith Rory Henry, CFP®, BFA™A decade ago, federal Opportunity Zones (OZ) were introduced as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs act to encourage long-term investment into economically distressed communities through tax incentives. The first phase of the OZ program expires at the end of 2026, but Blake Christian, CPA, says the program is entering a new phase (OZ 2.0) that could dramatically expand its impact across operating businesses, infrastructure, AI data centers, and rural America. MORE Rory Henry | THE HANDBOOK Holistic Guide to Wealth Management | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming Network While many investors initially focus on the tax deferral aspects of Opportunity Zones, Christian explains that the program delivers three separate benefits.

National's Police Spokesperson's batting away questions over why their Labour attack ad uses crime footage from the Government's own term. The video's claims Labour was soft on crime is juxtaposed with clips of offending committed early during the coalition Government. Labour says it's dishonest and desperate. But Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking they have a great digital team who put a lot of campaign material together. He says one of the most important issues for people during the 2023 campaign was law and order, which after their term in Government, is now ranked at number seven or eight. Labour's Ginny Andersen says it shows they're not credible on the subject. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Text the show! Republicans spent four days in Dallas asking who should inherit Donald Trump's movement. They discussed JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz—but almost nobody mentioned Sarah Huckabee Sanders.That may be the biggest oversight in the Republican Party's search for its next leader.In this Thursday Special, Chad Law makes the case that America doesn't need another political heir. It needs a reset: someone who can preserve what worked, reduce the drama, fight when necessary and show voters actual governing results.Sanders has raised teacher pay, delivered education reforms, signed protections against AI abuse, helped lead Republican governors against Washington's proposed moratorium on state AI laws and cut Arkansas income taxes. She has remained close enough to Donald Trump to carry the movement without becoming part of every fight surrounding it.This isn't an argument for anointing her. It's an argument for giving Republican voters a real primary—and putting her on the stage.Chad also introduces the Common Sense Candidate Test:• Reset• Resolve• Reason• Record• Receipts• RelatabilityRun that test on Sarah Huckabee Sanders, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz—or anyone else asking for your vote. The primary isn't the prize. It's the audition for the prize.CHAPTERS00:00 The Search for a New Republican Leader03:15 Why Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Missing10:32 America Needs Authentic Leadership16:10 Trump Fatigue and the Republican Reset17:09 What a Single Mother Taught Me18:34 The Democratic Socialist Countermovement19:28 Does the Republican Bench Have a Record?22:21 The Case for Ron DeSantis24:02 Sanders's Education Record25:29 Taking On Big Tech and Protecting Children28:13 Tax Cuts and the Free-Stuff Economy29:34 The Nepotism and Transparency Questions31:24 The Electoral Case for Sanders33:16 Record, Visibility and Trump's Endorsement34:50 Chad's Common Sense Candidate Test37:53 Republicans Need a Real PrimaryWatch the full video episode: [ADD YOUTUBE LINK]Visit https://chadparkerlaw.com to download The Common Sense Conservative Manifesto and subscribe to The GAILY NEWS.Call or text the show: 252-CHAD-LAW

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“Add up all of their wealth — it's more than ten times the Forbes 400 combined.” — Eric Zwick Yesterday, the democratic socialist Susan Neiman blamed free market economics for all the evils of our age. But the market gives and the market takes. And in America it has minted three million millionaires whose collective wealth radically outstrips Silicon Valley's billionaires. This human backbone of American capitalism is described in Eric Zwick's and Owen Zidar's The Everywhere Millionaire, a book about who is really rich in America and how they got there. Forget Musk and Bezos, Zwick says. The real money is a hot dog man from suburban Chicago with a superyacht called Top Dog. Three million Americans own private businesses worth $5 million or more — dentists, beer distributors, HVAC contractors, Wendy's franchisees — averaging $25 million each. Their combined wealth, Zwick says, is more than ten times the Forbes 400. And they are everywhere in America, from Walker County, Alabama to the Lake of the Ozarks. Are these millionaires evil? They are certainly obsessed, relentless, bad at hobbies and mostly Republican. But evil? Only perhaps to ideologues resentful of other people's success. In The Everywhere Millionaire, Zwick and Zidar show — in spite of growing inequality and shrinking opportunity — that the American Dream is still alive. Democrats might take note. Especially if they want to win back power in an America still dependent on Main Street for its prosperity. Five Takeaways •       Three Million of Them. The book's central fact, and it reorders the American wealth debate: the everywhere millionaires are private business owners with a net worth of at least $5 million, averaging around $25 million, and Zwick and Zidar count roughly three million of them. Add their wealth together and it comes to more than ten times the Forbes 400 combined — not ten times Musk, ten times all four hundred. The market gives and the market takes, as Andrew put it — and here it has minted a class whose collective wealth radically outstrips Silicon Valley's billionaires. They are also, unlike the coastal fortunes, geographically everywhere: the map lights up rather than clustering in four cities, with the highest average in Walker County, Alabama, and pockets around the Lake of the Ozarks, Aspen and less famous mountain towns. Why haven't we heard of them? They don't sell clicks. They run unglamorous businesses — a beer distributor, a dentist with a regional network, an HVAC contractor with trucks around town — and they aren't buying media companies to be noticed.•       Top Dog. The characters are the book's pleasure. Dick Portillo started a hot dog stand in suburban Chicago fifty years ago with $1,100, the son of immigrants raised in a housing project; he sold the business decades later and now owns, as Andrew put it, a different kind of housing project in Naples, Florida — the authors found him via yacht registration data, because his superyacht is called Top Dog. Was he moral? Ask Mike Ditka, whose competing Ditka Dogs Portillo set about crushing. “Probably not super moral,” Zwick conceded — which is rather the point: these are not heroes or villains, just people obsessed with growing a business. Larry Miller went from auto parts distributor to dealer to owner of the Utah Jazz (and is pictured giving Karl Malone advice on the pick-and-roll). Junior Bridgeman left the Milwaukee Bucks for the deeply unglamorous business of Wendy's franchises and made hundreds of millions. Tracy Britt Cool left Berkshire Hathaway to build her own.•       The Accident of 1986. Zwick thinks of the tax code as a house that depreciates and needs repairs. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 — Reagan in the White House, Bill Bradley in the Senate, both of whom had actually paid the old 70% rates as a movie star and a basketball player — was a repair job: kill the loopholes, drop personal rates below 30%. The unintended consequence was enormous. For the first time it made sense to organize a business so that its profits were taxed at the personal rate, and the pass-through revolution followed: S-corporations and partnerships surging, the more profit you made the more you kept. Every subsequent reform sweetened the deal — the Bush cuts, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, made permanent in 2025's One Big Beautiful Bill. Success or failure? Zwick finds elements of both, but won't call it an unmitigated success: this class's tax benefits are a real part of today's fiscal problem. One unambiguous gain — pass-throughs linked owners to businesses in the data, which is precisely how this book became possible.•       Bad at Hobbies. What are they actually like? The typical everywhere millionaire is a white man in his late fifties or early sixties, married, with a college degree — though roughly a third of star entrepreneurs in the data are women, across eight million founders over twenty years. From fifty to seventy-five detailed interviews, the unifying theme isn't brains: test scores turn out to be a weak predictor. It's ordeal — sleeping on the work table in the back of the shop, years of not knowing whether it would work, a relentlessness that beats IQ. They credit luck too, and macro trends they caught early. And the tax code? “Not the first thing or even the fourth thing” driving them; raise their taxes a little and they wouldn't notice, though they do decamp to Nevada or Florida when they retire. They're obsessed with the business at the expense of hobbies and, sometimes, family — which makes divorce, in Zwick's dry formulation, a naturally occurring wealth tax. Not a guarantee of happiness. Also: if your parents are in the top 1%, you are six times likelier to found a star business than someone from the ninetieth percentile.•       The Power They Don't Advertise. The half of the book that complicates the good news. Survey data from PPP loan recipients shows this class skews Republican and cares about regulation and taxes rather than the social issues that dominate the feed — but Zwick was struck by how many Democrats there are among them, which explains why certain policies stay off the table even when Democrats hold power. Because they are dispersed, there are everywhere millionaires in every congressional district; they don't run for office, they fund the people who do, and their influence shows up most sharply in local and state policy — including, sometimes, restricting entry and raising prices in exactly the markets where affordability bites. Trump, for the record, is not one of them: his wealth came through media and then political power, and he was born into the top 0.1%. Zwick's advice for Democrats chasing this class, on the day after Jentleson's big-tent argument: stop knee-jerk vilifying people who build businesses, and pay attention to problems as they are rather than as they appear in the Twitter feed. His advice for everyone else: walk down Main Street and ask who owns what. “Is a tax on 50 billionaires gonna move the needle at all? Not really.” Andrew's verdict: evil only perhaps to ideologues resentful of other people's success — and proof that, despite growing inequality and shrinking opportunity, the American Dream is still alive. About the Guest 

Nicola Willis is hinting National could introduce more income tax cuts if the party's re-elected, but Kiwis may have to wait for them. Speaking on a panel at BusinessNZ's election conference in Wellington, Willis said the party has been monitoring 'bracket creep' and adjustments could be made after a return to surplus. OliverShaw Tax Partner Robin Oliver says there's a case for indexing the tax rates, and the Government should be transparent if they need to make changes. "We should legislate that each year, the Government should be transparent, it should go to the public and say - actually, we need to increase the tax rates on middle-income New Zealanders because we're going to spend it on healthcare, ED, what have you." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tax cuts are back on the campaign agenda. Nicola Willis dropped a wee hint to the BusinessNZ election conference yesterday. Bracket creep is hurting workers – as wages increase and you creep into a higher tax bracket, you pay more marginal tax. That's not fair. So, something might be done about it. I say "might" because there are caveats and they're big ones. National must be re-elected. Its coalition partners would need to agree. That was far from a done deal yesterday. And the Government must have the books back in surplus – the plan is 2029/30. But as I said yesterday, even then it's wafer-thin, and how many times have we been promised a surplus that doesn't eventuate? More times than I can count. It feels like a mirage. We'll find out more after the fiscal update at the end of the month. On October 11th, ACT will make its pitch for flatter tax rates. New Zealand First is working on a foreign investment tax incentive. The Nats are looking at changes to the R&D tax credit. So, tax cuts, rather just hikes, are on the election agenda. But not quite worth getting particularly excited about. Too many hoops to jump through, hills to climb, and water to go under bridges before this becomes a serious pitch voters should start thinking about and factoring into a decision before November. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicola Willis is hinting National could introduce more income tax cuts if the party's re-elected, but Kiwis may have to wait for them. Speaking on a panel at BusinessNZ's election conference in Wellington, Willis said the party has been monitoring 'bracket creep' and adjustments could be made after a return to surplus. OliverShaw Tax Partner Robin Oliver says there's a case for indexing the tax rates, and the Government should be transparent if they need to make changes. "We should legislate that each year, the Government should be transparent, it should go to the public and say - actually, we need to increase the tax rates on middle-income New Zealanders because we're going to spend it on healthcare, ED, what have you." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Coalition has proposed cutting Australia’s tobacco excise by 80%, arguing cheaper legal cigarettes could help reduce the illegal tobacco trade. But a new analysis argues cutting the tax won’t solve the problem, there should instead be a stronger tracking and enforcement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thank you MLR, Vegan Cindy, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Cut Social Security? No—Tax the Rich: Ruhle Segment Exposes the Real Debt Problem: Stephanie Ruhle's economic discussion reveals the choice Washington hides: cut Social Security and Medicare—or demand more from those who benefited most from tax cuts.[More]* Nick Tuell, the parent of an autistic child, challenges the government: Politicians fund tax cuts and stadiums while schools struggle. Nick Tuell explains why parents of children with disabilities are fighting back locally and nationally. [More]* Rodney Ellis: Harris County Can Prevent Crises Before Police, Courts and Jails Are Needed: Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis makes the case for investing another $4.5 million to make HART, RISE and domestic-violence prevention permanent pillars of the community. [More]* These Harris County Violence Interrupters Show Why Prevention Beats Incarceration: Harris County RISE workers explain how trusted community messengers interrupt violence, connect people with services, and reduce reliance on police, courts, and jails.[More][WP-ROUTING]Site: PoliticsDoneRight.comCategory: KPFT ShowsPubDate: 2026-09-07T06:00:00Tags: Politics Done Right, KPFT, KPFT 90.1 FM, Social Security, Medicare, Tax the Rich, Wealth Inequality, Stephanie Ruhle, National Debt, Federal Deficit, Tax Cuts, Progressive Politics, Nick Tuell, Special Education, Autism, Disability Rights, Public Education, Public Schools, Ohio Education, Parents United for Public Schools, Rodney Ellis, Harris County, HART, Holistic Assistance Response Team, RISE, Relentless Interrupters Serving Everyone, Violence Interrupters, Gun Violence Prevention, Community Violence Prevention, Community Safety, Public Safety, Criminal Justice Reform, Prevention Over Incarceration, Mental Health, Domestic Violence Prevention, Community Investment, Economic Justice, Social Justice To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Australian Medical Association President Danielle McMullen joined Tom Elliott to explain why the AMA has labelled the coalition's 80% cigarette tax cut proposal as 'reckless'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Health groups have slammed the Coalition's plan to slash the tobacco tax by 80 per cent as a strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco market.

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National's Hamish Campbell and Labour's Reuben Davidson joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest issues of the week, from the Governments fuel tax cut, if e-scooter riders need to be licenced, and the "Jades law" petition calling for an increase on penalties for careless driving causing death. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten years ago, then-Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released the "Better Way" Tax Plan — the blueprint that would eventually become the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this special anniversary episode of The Deduction, hosts Erica York and Kyle Hulehan sit down with the plan's original architects to talk through how it came together, the bold bets they made (and the ones that didn't pan out, like the border adjustment tax), what a decade of hindsight reveals about its economic impact, and where tax reform goes from here.GUESTSPaul Ryan — Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeKevin Brady — Former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeHOSTSErica York & Kyle Hulehan, Tax FoundationTIMESTAMPS0:00 – Cold Open: The Walgreens Story0:35 – Welcome to The Deduction1:19 – How the Better Way Tax Plan Began3:12 – Becoming Speaker and Ways & Means Chair4:57 – Why They Decided to "Go Bold"6:18 – The Vision: Ending Corporate Inversions7:33 – Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax & Border Adjustment9:58 – Designing a Tax Code Built for Growth10:53 – The 2019 Results: Wages, Poverty & Inequality14:01 – Why Border Adjustment Didn't Survive Politically19:37 – The Corporate Rate as the "Crown Jewel"22:14 – Stopping the Inversion Wave23:36 – What's the Next Motivator for Tax Reform?25:22 – Kevin's Wishlist: What They'd Still Change27:21 – House vs. Senate: What Got Left on the Table28:57 – Revenue Neutrality and the National Debt30:38 – Winning Over Industry: Building Trust32:10 – The Case for Entitlement Reform34:07 – Fixing a Broken Budget Process38:23 – Final Thoughts: Why Think Tanks Matter39:51 – The Tax Foundation's Role Then and NowSubscribe to The Deduction for more conversations on tax policy and economics.Learn more at TaxFoundation.orgSupport the showFollow us!https://twitter.com/TaxFoundationhttps://twitter.com/deductionpodSupport the show

Ten years ago, then-Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released the "Better Way" Tax Plan — the blueprint that would eventually become the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In this special anniversary episode of The Deduction, hosts Erica York and Kyle Hulehan sit down with the plan's original architects to talk through how it came together, the bold bets they made (and the ones that didn't pan out, like the border adjustment tax), what a decade of hindsight reveals about its economic impact, and where tax reform goes from here.GUESTSPaul Ryan — Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeKevin Brady — Former Chairman, House Ways and Means CommitteeHOSTSErica York & Kyle Hulehan, Tax FoundationTIMESTAMPS0:00 – Cold Open: The Walgreens Story0:35 – Welcome to The Deduction1:19 – How the Better Way Tax Plan Began3:12 – Becoming Speaker and Ways & Means Chair4:57 – Why They Decided to "Go Bold"6:18 – The Vision: Ending Corporate Inversions7:33 – Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax & Border Adjustment9:58 – Designing a Tax Code Built for Growth10:53 – The 2019 Results: Wages, Poverty & Inequality14:01 – Why Border Adjustment Didn't Survive Politically19:37 – The Corporate Rate as the "Crown Jewel"22:14 – Stopping the Inversion Wave23:36 – What's the Next Motivator for Tax Reform?25:22 – Kevin's Wishlist: What They'd Still Change27:21 – House vs. Senate: What Got Left on the Table28:57 – Revenue Neutrality and the National Debt30:38 – Winning Over Industry: Building Trust32:10 – The Case for Entitlement Reform34:07 – Fixing a Broken Budget Process38:23 – Final Thoughts: Why Think Tanks Matter39:51 – The Tax Foundation's Role Then and NowSubscribe to The Deduction for more conversations on tax policy and economics.Learn more at TaxFoundation.orgSupport the showFollow us!https://twitter.com/TaxFoundationhttps://twitter.com/deductionpodSupport the show

Election season is heating up, but are the polls telling voters the full story? Tudor Dixon sits down with veteran pollster John McLaughlin, CEO and partner at McLaughlin & Associates and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, for an inside look at the battle for Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. McLaughlin breaks down the razor-thin Michigan Senate race, why he believes Republicans need to sharpen their message, and how turnout could ultimately determine control of the House and Senate. He also explains why he questions some national polling methodologies and argues that Republicans must take their case directly to voters rather than relying on traditional media. The conversation dives into Mike Rogers and the Michigan Senate race, Abdul El-Sayed and the Democratic Party's progressive wing, Medicare for All, taxes, housing affordability, voter ID and proof of citizenship, as well as Republican proposals that McLaughlin believes could help define a national midterm agenda. Tudor and McLaughlin also examine Democratic primary results in Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida, the growing influence of democratic socialist candidates, concerns surrounding political fundraising and foreign money, and what both parties' strategies could mean for the balance of power in Washington. With the 2026 midterms approaching, McLaughlin says Republicans cannot simply run on President Trump's accomplishments—they need to clearly tell voters what comes next and define the choice facing the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada Trade War isn't about trade it's about the midterm election, Gov Katie Hobbs takes credit for tax cuts and accuses Biggs of wimping out, Is this the beginning of the end of NFL football? Plus, the Conservative Circus Clown of the Week and The Friday Prayer

Tax cuts can strengthen incentives to work, save, invest, and build. But what happens when Washington cuts one tax while raising tariffs and continues spending beyond taxpayers' means?Dr. Adam Michel of the Cato Institute joins me to discuss why tax reform and spending restraint must go together. We examine tariffs, deficits, reconciliation, entitlement spending, business investment, and what a simpler, flatter, more pro-growth tax system could look like.The goal isn't simply lower tax rates. It's reducing the overall burden the government places on Americans and creating an economy where people have greater freedom to prosper.Get show notes at vanceginn.substack.com.#TaxPolicy #Economics #FederalSpending #FreeMarkets

We start by debunking a PragerU video about why people believe lies and use it to examine how political media frames public health measures. The claim that pandemic masking and six-foot distancing were examples of manipulation is missing how science actually works. We note that the distancing guidance was based on reducing risk, even if the exact number was not fixed by a single clear standard.LifeWise Academy setup a booth at a school open house in Rossford, Ohio. We explain that since LifeWise is a religious release-time program and schools must remain neutral under the relevant Supreme Court ruling from 1952 and related state rules. Recruiting students at school events can raise legal concerns and school districts often avoid challenges because of the cost of lawsuits.Comments from Trump administration officials and House speaker Mike Johnson show that Republicans lie as a matter of course. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claims about the relationship of immigration and rent, AG Secretary Brooke Rollins' comments about SNAP recipients and luxury cars, and Speaker Mike Johnson's defense of Republican economic policy is just some examples of the honest crisis in Washington DC. These arguments rely on scapegoating and proven failed economic policy that they do not match the evidence on housing costs, food assistance, or trickle-down economics.Full Show Notes & Links UsedSend us Fan MailSupport the showSubscribe to our free newsletterCheck out our MerchFollow us on BlueskyFind us on Twitter(for now) Find us on InstagramFind us on Counter SocialFind us on Mastadon

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Joyce talks about:The war with Iran: Keeping the blockage in place in the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, and crushing economic operations. According to reports, the economic situation in Iran is dire despite their unwillingness to compromise. US debt due to tax cuts and over spending by the government. How do we fix it? Ruling that the White House ball room can continue with construction until a judge decides whether it ball room construction can continue while in judges figure out if they could Canada/ US trade deal deadline.Prince Harry and several other high ranking figures who sued The Daily Mail for invasion of privacy, ordered to pay back millions to the publication in court fees. Trump appointed judge rules that the administration can not keep circumventing Congress to appoint US attorneys, who align with their values by keeping interim prosecutors in place.More evidence that Dr. Fauci, tried to conceal federal records. Derek from TMZ calls in to talk about Meghan and Harry moving back to UK as his father is ill but not selling their California home, Hayden Panettiere's passing and p, Tupac murder trial, Special that claims Princess Diana's driver might have been drunk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Larry Kudkow as he speaks with John McLaughlin about tax cuts, how they can impact the average voter, what the impacts of a tax cut would imply for the conomy and more on WABC.

In this episode, we break down the strategic decision to sell a portfolio of boutique hotels in Lake Tahoe, detailing the operational scaling challenges, rising interest rates, and the reality of 24/7 hospitality management. Understanding when to liquidate stabilized assets and redeploy trapped equity is a critical skill for any real estate investor looking to optimize returns and reduce active management stress.Beyond hospitality, we explore the current macroeconomic landscape, highlighting the unprecedented shift toward a buyer's market in housing and the potential impact of indexing capital gains tax to inflation. We also introduce the concept of "eustress" versus distress, providing actionable frameworks for high-performing entrepreneurs to leverage pressure for personal and professional growth.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDThe impact of rising interest rates on commercial real estate valuationsScaling challenges and operational realities of boutique hotel investmentsCalculating and understanding cap rates for passive investmentsUtilizing AI agents for investor relations and fund managementThe recent shift to a buyer's market in the US housing sectorProposed capital gains tax cuts and indexing gains to inflationThe psychological difference between distress and eustress for entrepreneursKEY TAKEAWAYSTrapped equity in stabilized real estate assets often yields a lower return, making it essential to unlock and redeploy capital into higher-yielding opportunities.Boutique hotels are 24/7 operating businesses, not just passive real estate, requiring significant scale to support a self-sustaining management team.The housing market currently holds a 51% seller surplus, creating a rare window of leverage for buyers to negotiate concessions before interest rates drop.Indexing capital gains to inflation could unlock stagnant housing supply by eliminating the lock-in effect and phantom profit taxation for long-term property owners.Engineering positive eustress into your routine forces growth and elevation, whereas unmanaged distress degrades focus and health.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONImagos Income Fund: Text "INCOME" or "DEALS" to 844-447-1555 to learn more about Matty A's private debt fund targeting 10% fixed returns paid out monthly.Visit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury condo ownership at Skyline OC, Orange County's tallest residential tower. Get a free financial audit on your investment portfolio by texting X-Ray to 844-447-1555

Trump just promised capital gains tax cuts — and crypto holders are paying close attention. But is this a real policy push or a well-timed play for the midterms?~This episode is sponsored by Uphold~Uphold Debit Card ➜ https://bit.ly/UpholdXRPCard00:00 intro00:05 Sponsor: Uphold00:40 CPI01:15 Hike odds02:30 Capital gains tax proposal03:15 Kevin Hassett: Expect a lot more policy from now till the midterm04:15 Kevin Hassett: Tax on home sales incoming05:10 Unlikely05:40 Midterms odds06:15 Friday07:00 CFTC x Kalshi07:30 Buffet buying08:00 Burry vs Buffet08:30 Phong Le: We'll buy BTC later this year09:50 Pomp betting on the stupidity of politicians11:20 ETH vs BTC11:50 Fidelity enables ETH staking#Crypto #Bitcoin #XRP~Trump Promises Capital Gains Tax Cuts

Kevin McPartlan, CEO Fuels For Ireland, talks to PJ about a rollback plan when supply is so volatile Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From shocking developments in federal oversight to South Carolina political showdowns, things are heating up!

Missouri State Senator Nick Schroer joins Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge on Primary Election Day to discuss turnout projections and the structural strategy behind Amendments 4 and 5. Senator Schroer addresses voter concerns regarding Amendment 5, clarifying that keeping the constitutional text open-ended was intended to maximize legislative flexibility in eliminating special interest tax loopholes rather than expanding sales taxes onto daycares, healthcare, or real estate. Schroer reveals a "Plan B" strategy if Amendment 5 fails, pledging that conservative leadership will use statutory mechanisms and spending cuts to accelerate income tax reductions toward zero. Hashtags: #NickSchroer #MOpol #VoteYesOn4 #VoteYesOn5 #TaxReform #ElectionDay2026

Economist Cameron Bagrie joins Emile Donovan to discuss the UK's move to a 20 percent cut to business tax rates for pubs, clubs, and live music venues. 

Join Larry Kudlow as he speaks with Liz Peek and Steve Moore and they recall the tax cuts under the Reagan administration as well as how they compare with items like the Big Beautiful Bill and more on WABC.

Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's top general, after days of protests calling for his ouster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, on the first full day of his premiership Prime Minister Andy Burnham has laid out plans for scrapping VAT on household electricity bills and has claimed he wants a ‘cost of living government'. Burnham said he would scrap VAT on household electricity bills in October, saving a typical household about £45 a year. This will be paid for by scrapping Keir Starmer's digital ID scheme, No 10 says, but ex-minister Darren Jones argues the ID scheme was "unfunded". Adam, Alex and Faisal discuss.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Rosie Merota and Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Beth Pritchard . The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Andy Burnham has led his first Cabinet meeting after his decision to scrap VAT on electricity bills was criticised as 'unfunded', by a sacked ally of Sir Keir Starmer. Also: Russia denies a live firing exercise one of its warships conducted in the English Channel yesterday was timed to coincide Andy Burnham's first day. And the RSPCA says a 'terrified' monkey, which was abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus, is safe and well.

Former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes says the real devastation caused by a proposed property tax cut will be the loss of local control.

One year after the passage of the Working Families Tax Cut Act (formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), states and providers are continuing to grapple with the biggest changes to Medicaid in a generation. Harsh P. Parikh, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, Lloyd A. Bookman, Founding Partner, Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC, and Anne Winter, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, discuss CMS' June 1 interim final rule related to work requirements, the multi-state lawsuit challenging that rule (Massachusetts v. Oz), new eligibility and coverage requirements, CMS' May 22 state-directed payment proposed rule, the current status of the Rural Health Transformation Program, and how states are responding to Medicaid cuts.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYIU0YqseHYWatch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from December 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIviLRddzI Watch Harsh, Lloyd, and Anne's episode from September 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYg4KZwL0M Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/. 

The legislature is still in session, and a massive budget battle is heating up right now!

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  Chris observes that Florida cities are overstating the impact of proposed property tax cuts, saying local governments should focus on reducing waste and improving efficiency instead of demanding more revenue. He contends that years of rising property tax collections have fueled unnecessary spending and that municipalities should learn to operate within their means.

Chairman Jason Smith of the House Ways and Means Committee joins the Try That In A Small Town podcast from CMA Fest in Nashville. He breaks down what the powerful Ways and Means Committee actually does and how it touches every American's life through taxes, trade, Social Security, Medicare, and more. Jason opens up about his small-town Missouri roots, being a fourth-generation farmer, raising white buffalo, and why he still lives in the same rural community he represents. He explains how he took the Ways and Means Committee on the road to 32 states to listen to working families, small businesses, and farmers before writing what he calls the “Big Beautiful Bill” – the largest tax cut in U.S. history, including no tax on tips and overtime. The conversation gets candid on Social Security's future, election integrity and slow vote counts in places like California, and what happens when people lose trust in the system. Jason also shares behind-the-scenes stories of working closely with President Trump – from grilling him for three hours on every line of a 103-title tax bill in the Oval Office to the now-famous “red button” that just orders Diet Coke. Along the way, they talk CMA Fest, Jason's obsession with Reba, the Chiefs, Mahomes vs. Brady, cleaning up Washington, D.C., and why he believes the founding fathers' values are really small-town values. Jason closes with a powerful story of a single mom whose $10,000 tax refund changed her life – and why that's why he still fights for small towns and working families. Timed highlights 2:00 Who is Chairman Jason Smith and what is the Ways and Means Committee? 5:13 CMA Fest, first concerts, and Jason's country music roots 7:11 The Ozarks, one of America's poorest districts, and small-town values 8:14 Reba superfan stories and being starstruck in DC 10:02 How the guys first met Jason at the South Dakota Governor's Hunt 11:49 Nashville's Bluebird Café, songwriting, and music in DC 13:06 Jason's priorities: working families, small businesses, and farmers 14:19 White buffalo, donkeys named Bill, Hillary, Chelsea, and Hunter 15:29 Growing up poor in a trailer, farm life, and why that shapes his politics 19:15 Taking Ways and Means to 32 states and writing the “Big Beautiful Bill” 20:20 No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and tax ideas from real Americans 22:06 Social Security history, FDR, and why both parties will keep it 23:35 Will Social Security ever go away? Jason's answer and insolvency warning 26:49 How Jason became the youngest Ways and Means chair since before the Civil War 29:01 Inside the steering committee and what it takes to win the gavel 32:31 Life on call with President Trump and 5:30 a.m. texts 33:00 Three-hour Oval Office grilling on the “Big Beautiful Bill” 35:07 The Diet Coke button story and a handwritten note after Jason's dad passed 37:34 Elections, slow vote counts in California, and voter trust 40:31 Why “every vote counts”: Jason's one-vote victory story 43:03 Chiefs fandom, Mahomes vs. Brady, and elite QB mindset 48:19 How Trump cleaned up Washington, D.C. and made it feel safe again 51:39 What do you buy a president for Christmas and Trump's generosity with guests 52:14 Jason presents a Congressional Record honoring “Try That In A Small Town” 54:57 Why the song struck a nerve in small-town America 56:24 The waitress, a $10,000 refund, and how tax policy changes real lives 59:19 Jason's schedule, gym routine, and juggling DC with life back on the farm 1:01:21 Final thoughts on serving small towns and inviting listeners to DC ______________________________________________________________________________________________SPONSORS: The Try That in a Small Town Podcast is powered by e|spaces!Redefining Coworking - Exceptional Office Space for Every BusinessBook a tour today at espaces.comFrom the Patriot Mobile studios:Don't get fooled by other cellular providers pretending to share your values or have the same coverage. 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1. Tax Cuts 97% of tax filers received a tax cut Total relief: $82 billion Average savings: $100k–$200k earners → ~$1,250 $50k–$100k earners → ~$815 Policy features emphasized: No tax on tips No tax on overtime No tax on Social Security Expanded standard deduction 2. Media and Political Criticism The media is ignoring or hiding the benefits of the tax cuts Democrats are accused of: Misrepresenting the bill as benefiting only the wealthy Opposing policies that help workers Increase GDP: +1.2% to +1.5% projected growth over several years Put more money into households Stimulate economic activity 3. Manufacturing & Shipbuilding Segment $24+ billion investment in the Coast Guard Building Arctic icebreakers Competing with Russia and China in the Arctic Creation of: 2,000+ jobs in Texas Additional indirect jobs Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, the chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing the costs for families in the summer holidays. Ticket prices for families at various attractions such as theme parks, zoos and museums will be cheaper during the summer holidays through a cut to VAT, the chancellor has said. The government didn't however announce any major package of support aimed at energy costs. On Thursday it was also revealed that UK migration had dropped to 171,00 almost half of 2024's figure. Adam, Chris, Joe Pike and Helen Miller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies discuss. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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In this episode, the Democrats all release on their take on prices, but I'll show you that they're all the same video and why this matters. Also, the ceasefire in the Middle East is in question by the public, I'll clear the air. Find the video podcast of The Dan Bongino Show exclusively on Rumble at https://Rumble.com/bongino Drivers Celebrate the Demise of the Most Hated Feature in Their Cars https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/cars-autos-stop-start-epa-trump-zeldin-0d561aee Zohran Mamdani backs down on cornerstone campaign promise of free NYC buses https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-backs-down-on-campaign-promise-of-free-nyc-buses/ How did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act change personal taxes? https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-did-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-change-personal-taxes Sponsors: All Family Pharmacy - https://allfamilypharmacy.com/bongino - code: Bongino10 American Financing - NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-994-7660 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/Bongino. Byrna - https://byrna.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices