Will Biden Bring an End to Reagan’s Era of Prosperity?

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August 27, 2021

President Biden has proposed a sweeping tax-policy reversal that would raise many tax rates. Two economists say it is a stark contrast to Ronald Reagan’s first tax cuts 40 years ago they say were arguably the most consequential and controversial economic policy paradigm shift of the past half-century.

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