Seth Hanlon
Director of Fiscal Reform, Doing What Works
Seth Hanlon is Director of Fiscal Reform at American Progress. His work focuses on tax policy issues, including tax expenditures in the federal budget.
Seth co-authored CAP’s long-term budget proposal, "Budgeting for Growth and Prosperity," and authored a weekly series on tax expenditures. He has testified before Congress and been cited by national media publications on tax reform issues.
Prior to joining CAP, Seth practiced law as an associate with the Washington, D.C., firm of Caplin & Drysdale, where he focused on tax issues facing individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Before law school, he served on Capitol Hill as a legislative and press aide to Reps. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) and Marty Meehan (D-MA). On Capitol Hill, Seth worked on a wide range of issues, including legislative efforts to reform lobbying and congressional ethics laws, repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, expand national and community service programs, increase transparency in consumer credit reporting, and modernize the nation's check payment systems. Seth also worked at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City in Boston; there, he was part of a team that partnered with Inc. magazine to launch the inaugural Inner City 100, a list of the fastest-growing companies located in inner cities.
Seth received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Articles by Seth Hanlon
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Closing Tax Loophole to Pay for Student Loan Bill Is Simply Common Sense,
May 7, 2012
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The Real Hunger Games,
April 17, 2012
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Cantor’s 'Small Business' Bill Is a $46 Billion Loophole for the Rich,
April 13, 2012
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What the Buffett Rule Will and Won’t Do,
April 13, 2012
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Paul Ryan’s Phony Tax Simplification,
March 22, 2012
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Ryan’s Secret Plan to Shift the Tax Burden Onto the Middle Class,
March 20, 2012
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Obama’s Corporate Tax Plan Points the Way to Reform,
March 8, 2012
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Why We Need a Buffett Rule,
February 29, 2012
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Ask the Expert: The Buffett Rule,
February 29, 2012
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Why We Need A Minimum Tax on U.S. Corporations’ Foreign Profits,
February 10, 2012
- Romney’s Tax Giveaways to Himself and the Rich, January 24, 2012
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The State of Our Tax Code Is Weak,
January 20, 2012
- Mitt Romney’s Tax Plan in 5 Charts, January 12, 2012
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We Can’t Allow the Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Benefits to Expire,
December 19, 2011
- The Top 10 Most Shocking Aspects of Newt Gingrich’s Tax Plan—in Pictures, December 15, 2011
- Could Tax Reform Boost Business Investment and Job Creation?, November 17, 2011
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Could Tax Reform Boost Business Investment and Job Creation?,
November 17, 2011
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Six Principles for Tax Expenditure Reform,
October 20, 2011
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Ronald Reagan, Father of the ‘Buffett Rule’,
October 3, 2011
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Many Millionaires Do Enjoy Lower Tax Rates,
September 20, 2011
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The Economy Grows When Everyone Pays Their Fair Share,
September 19, 2011
- Three Questions for Speaker Boehner, September 15, 2011
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Las Decisiones que Quedan por Hacer en el Nuevo Acuerdo de la Deuda,
August 12, 2011
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The Choices Still to Be Made in the New Debt Deal ,
August 10, 2011
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Making More, Contributing Less,
August 4, 2011
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Misleading America About the Debt Limit ,
July 27, 2011
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Big Oil’s Lying Statistics,
July 13, 2011
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Budget Bullets: The Tax Gap,
July 13, 2011
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Tax Ex-Spend-Itures,
June 30, 2011
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Good News on Deficit Reduction,
June 23, 2011
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Reviewing What Works,
June 16, 2011
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Ten Charts that Prove the United States Is a Low-Tax Country,
June 10, 2011
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Bait and Switch,
June 2, 2011
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CAP's Plan for Budgeting for Growth and Prosperity,
May 25, 2011
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Budgeting for Growth and Prosperity,
May 25, 2011
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Why Oil Companies Don't Need Tax Subsidies,
May 18, 2011
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Eliminating Big Oil Tax Loopholes Won't Lead to a Tax Increase,
May 16, 2011
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Big Oil’s Misbegotten Tax Gusher,
May 5, 2011
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Bring Back BABs,
April 29, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax Day Roundup,
April 15, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax-Free Capital Gains for Primary Residences,
April 6, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax-Free “Inside Buildup” of Life Insurance,
March 30, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Accelerated Depreciation,
March 23, 2011
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Cut Spending in the Tax Code,
March 21, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Offshore Tax Deferral,
March 16, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax-Exempt Bonds,
March 2, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Capital Gains,
February 23, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Step-Up in Basis,
February 16, 2011
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Cutting Tax Expenditures,
February 15, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Deductions for Charity,
February 9, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: State and Local Tax Deduction,
February 2, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: The Mortgage Interest Deduction,
January 26, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings,
January 19, 2011
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New Weekly Series Explains Government’s Biggest Tax Breaks,
January 12, 2011
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Tax Expenditure of the Week: Tax-Free Health Insurance,
January 12, 2011
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Tax Breaks Need Scrutiny,
December 10, 2010
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Another Tax Cut for the Top 2 Percent?,
December 7, 2010
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Myth vs. Fact: The Build America Bond,
November 19, 2010
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Let the Bonus Tax Cuts for the Top 2 Percent Fade into the Sunset,
November 15, 2010
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Conservatives Now Need to Do the Math,
November 5, 2010
