October 3, 2024· 50 min

The Big Tax Hike Coming in Just Over a Year

Kevin Brady

Orality

Model

67%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,007 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,143 words)

M:94%

GuestKevin Brady(5,363 words)

M:93%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic27%

literally, completely, very

Engagement85%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, so

Repetition100%

know (99x), what (70x), like (64x)

Parallelism83%

And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So I'm sure there's plenty of ..., But I'm aware that for various...

Sound Patterns68%

64 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases6%

you know what, i mean, the bottom line

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%

could, probably, maybe

Passive Voice5%

be improved, been ten, are scheduled

Abstract Nouns16%

investment, recommendation, government

Subordination5%

because, though, since

Sentence Length36%

Avg: 13.9 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers3%

according to

Impersonal Style15%

804 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style79%

literally, completely, silly

Description

In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which may be better known as the Trump tax cuts. Due to the way fiscal policy works in the United States, a large component of the bill was temporary. And starting in 2026, millions of households are due to see higher taxes if the bill isn't extended or a new one is passed. Regardless of who wins the presidency, dealing with this tax hike is going to be a key political issue. But what is the TCJA? What was the idea behind it? And what happens if it expires? On this episode of the podcast we speak to Kevin Brady, who was the architect of the bill as the former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. We discuss both the economics and the politics of passing tax reform, and what Brady hoped to accomplish when he created the law. Read More: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost More Than Almost All Federal Agencies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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