Daniel Bunn on Fiscal Issues Currently Facing the US Government

Daniel Bunn is the president and CEO of the Tax Foundation. In Daniel’s first appearance on the show, he discusses the history of tax models, the threat that tariffs make to the US economy, where we currently stand with budget reconciliation, how he would fix the tax code if he was president, and much more.

Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.

Recorded on May 2nd, 2025

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:01) – Daniel’s Background and the Tax Foundation

(00:03:35) – Tax Foundation’s Model

(00:7:38) – History of Tax Models

(00:14:26) – Fiscal Condition of the United States

(00:19:24) – Tariffs and Revenue

(00:35:55) – Budget Resolution

(00:45:43) – Daniel’s Proposed Solutions

(00:49:10) – Outro