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What are the prospects for tax reform in the new Congress? Will the Democrats\\u2019 talk of earmark reform translate into action? In the absence of fundamental tax reform, are there smaller improvements that can be made to the current system?
\\nIn this podcast, Wall Street Journal columnist and author John Fund discusses the \\u201cAppropriations Party\\u201d; the problem of earmarking; lobbying; the growing complexity of the tax code; and reform possibilities for the alternative minimum tax,...'