Jan 15th, 2021 5 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Former Senior Policy Analyst, Grover M. Hermann Center
Adam N. Michel focused on tax policy and the federal budget as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Grover M. Hermann Center. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference with Reps. Richard Neal, D-Mass. and Dan Kildee, D-Mich., on July 24, 2020. Tom Williams / Contributor / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.”
American workers would benefit more from an agenda that keeps taxes low, constrains spending, and removes regulatory barriers to work and employment.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee propose to double down on failed economic opportunity programs. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., seen here with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on July 24, is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)
Commentary By
Adam Michel focuses on tax policy and the federal budget as a policy analyst in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats recently released their framework to “make our nation a more just and equitable place.”
The goal of lifting more “people onto career ladders” and providing more robust economic opportunities for American families is admirable. But the committee’s framework simply expands tax programs that have for decades failed to meet those goals.