The Coalition for a Prosperous America fights for tax reform that supports rebalancing trade, rebuilding domestic supply chains, and penalizing the offshoring of production or profits.
Pro-American Tax Policies.
CPA advocates changing our current international corporate tax system to sales factor apportionment because domestic companies should not be undercut by foreign and multinational corporations who can shift profits overseas to gain a tax advantage.
CPA supports shifting towards a goods and services tax, offset by reducing domestic taxes on production. Value added taxes give companies in foreign countries an unearned trade advantage. A US goods and services tax would help domestic production and reduce the trade deficit.
CPA supports tax incentives to spur new productive investment and employment as part of a broader strategy to re-shore or build industrial supply chains in the US. These incentives should be combined with assuring a strong market for domestic production here and protection from foreign trade predation.
President Donald Trump did a roughly one-hour video call with the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, reminding those in attendance that he is serious about correcting trade imbalances.
The report highlights the critical state of the U.S. domestic solar manufacturing industry and lays out actionable policy recommendations to secure America’s abundant energy future through a diversified energy portfolio that includes a robust advanced solar manufacturing technology supply chain, while reducing dependence on Chinese imports.
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent faced a divided Senate Finance Committee on Thursday for another Trump nomination hearing this week. To his credit, Bessent demonstrated a masterful view of the macroeconomics around tariffs, trade, and currency.
Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID) is already setting his agenda: renewing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), expiring this year, and new trade deals that open agriculture markets to U.S. exports.
The CBO has not come all the way to our side, but it is nevertheless a partial confirmation of our view of the US economy. Broad-based tariffs will generate economic growth, create jobs, and raise household incomes, with only a very minor one-time increase in consumer prices.
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) preliminary report on the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy forecasts large benefits to the federal budget from tariffs and a tiny consumer price increase, confirming recent forecasts published by the Coalition for a Prosperous America.
