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Unfair but balanced commentary on tax and budget policy, contemporary U.S. politics and culture, and whatever else happens to come up

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

New articles, current and near-future

I had a sabbatical this past spring, and thus haven't been in a classroom since the end of fall 2024. One way I've used the time is ...

Monday, July 14, 2025

Another five-star Amazon review of my memoir

This one goes as follows: "Pure gold. Easily the most honest memoir I've ever read: bracingly real, sharply funny, and deeply human...

Sunday, July 06, 2025

Review of my memoir on Amazon

Unexpectedly warm and insightful portrait of the Baby Boom Generation . (5 stars) Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2025 Verified ...

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Zero revenue cost from any and all tax cuts, forever and ever

I gather that the GOP score of the Senate tax bill DOES show budgetary costs as being lowered by the expiration of new provisions (such as t...

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Paperback version of my memoir is now available

The paperback version of my memoir, Now Is Now and Then Is Then, is now available on Amazon for $7.99. Kindle version is $4.99 or free if ...

Monday, June 02, 2025

Memoir now live

My memoir, "Now Is Now and Then Is Then," has gone live on Kindle for a mere $4.99.

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Memoir now almost live

Today I self-published my memoir, Now Is Now and Then Is Then, on Kindle Direct Publishing. Kindle price $4.99, but not available for perhap...

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About Me

Daniel Shaviro: New York, New York, United States; I am the Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation at New York University Law School. My research mainly emphasizes tax policy, government transfers, budgetary measures, social insurance, and entitlements reform. My most recent books are (1) Decoding the U.S. Corporate Tax (2009) and (2) Taxes, Spending, and the U.S. Government's March Toward Bankruptcy (2006). My other books include Do Deficits Matter? (1997), When Rules Change: An Economic and Political Analysis of Transition Relief and Retroactivity (2000), Making Sense of Social Security Reform (2000), Who Should Pay for Medicare? (2004), Taxes, Spending, and the U.S. Government's March Towards Bankruptcy (2006), Decoding the U.S. Corporate Tax (2009), and Fixing the U.S. International Tax Rules (forthcoming). I am also the author of a novel, Getting It. I am married with two children (boys aged 24 and 21) as well as three cats. For my wife Pat's quilting blog, see Patwig’s Blog.

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