Presidency 2012: Tax Policy and the Presidency

 
 Presidency 2012:
 The Looming Budget Showdown: Implications for Poverty, Inequality, and the
 Presidency with Robert Greenstein
 Monday, October 29 | 4 - 5 p.m.
 Chicago Harris Lecture Hall
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Robert Greenstein, is the founder and President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that focuses on fiscal policy and programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.  Greenstein is an expert on the federal budget and a range of domestic policy issues -- from anti-poverty programs and tax policy to health reform and Social Security. Greenstein was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1996, and the 14th Annual Heinz Award in Public Policy in 2008.

About Presidency 2012: The Purposes of Government
As part of its commitment to fostering in-depth and diverse policy discourse, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy presents Presidency 2012, a yearlong lecture series that explores the role of government and the presidency. The Presidency 2012 lecture series provides an equal opportunity for all presidential candidates, campaign strategists, and influential policy practitioners to come to Chicago Harris and present their views on this theme as it pertains to prominent public policy issues.