Nick Buffie is a policy analyst specializing in federal fiscal policy. He has a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in economics and Spanish from Wesleyan University.
Before joining American Progress, Buffie worked as a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research; as an intern at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy; and as a policy adviser to Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. His research has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other nationally syndicated outlets, as well as in testimony before Congress. He enjoys writing for the general public and has published columns in The Hill, Business Insider, MarketWatch, Quillette, HuffPost, and various regional newspapers.
The federal safety net excludes Puerto Rican residents from normal benefits. The Build Back Better Act would change that in a major way
Three distinct systems could replace the stepped-up basis loophole. They differ significantly, but each would increase taxes on the rich and dramatically improve on the status quo.
A recent study finds that the Forbes 400 paid an effective tax rate of 8.2 percent over recent years—lower than many middle-class Americans.
A paper cited by critics of the Build Back Better agenda analyzes a different plan than what President Joe Biden has proposed and Congress is considering, and it ignores many positive effects of the actual plan.
By raising a low, outdated income floor, the SSI Restoration Act would pull more than 3 million Americans out of poverty.
President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan closes tax loopholes favoring the superrich while protecting family farmers and small-business owners upon passing a farm or family business to the next generation.