US Politicians Need to Start Talking About Taxes: Editorial

At the end of next year, most of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire. If nothing is done, taxes will go up. Both presidential contenders say they won’t let this happen and have promised to extend many or most of the law’s changes.

Realistically, voters will not be getting a serious discussion of the matter — much less any legislation — during an election year. Yet the longer action is delayed, the harder the problem will become. Whoever wins in November, the approaching deadline should be a moment to weigh the ...