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In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Goldbeck discuss the next few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump Administration, and the regulatory landscape.

AAF products mentioned in today’s episode:

• In “Taxing Endowments,” Holtz-Eakin considers the problems with the proposal to tax college endowments.
• In “CRA Tracker: Congressional Review Act in Recent Years,” Goldbeck follows the status of Congressional Review Act resolutions, which allow Congress to effectively void rules promulgated by federal agencies.
• In “An Active End to October,” Goldbeck examines the regulatory impacts and changes of the past week.
• In “Treasury’s FY 2024 Statement Paints a Dimmer Fiscal Picture,” Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring breaks down the data in the Treasury’s final statement for FY 2024.
• In “Manufacturing and Economic Policy,” Holtz-Eakin debunks the assumptions underlying Trump’s manufacturing policy promises.
• In “Trump Flavors the Debate With SALT,” Holtz-Eakin discusses Trump’s flip-flop on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that caps the deductibility of state and local taxes at $10,000.
• In “No Taxes on Tips – the Gresham’s Law of Campaign Policies,” Holtz-Eakin explains why exempting tips from income tax, as proposed by Trump, is a bad idea.
• In “Pre-Election Edition: The Outlook for U.S. Trade and Growth,” Jensen reviews Trump’s tariff proposals.
• In “Trump’s 10 Percent Tariffs: Projected Impacts on U.S. Households and Allies,” Data Analyst Jacob Jensen breaks down the estimated costs of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed 10 percent tariff on all imports into the United States.
• In “How to Build on the TCJA’s Tax Success,” AAF Board Member and former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady and Holtz-Eakin discuss the opportunity for business taxation reform as TCJA provisions expire next year.

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