PolicyBrain presets

[hdoupe]

Given the change in the baseline parameters caused by the TCJA, the PolicyBrain presets need to be removed and re-evaluated. You can find the old presets here:

• Clinton 2016 Campaign
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/11179/?start_year=2017
  • Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B3VhYhOtDRR5Q613vyiV236TOmqvnn29E9APYk-mll4/edit?usp=sharing
• Brady-Ryan Plan
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/13337/?start_year=2017
  • Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZWePr-l-KaLOf8RPt3dbfAkiK-dzztYqs711BtfeS_c/edit?usp=sharing
• Trump 2016 Campaign
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/11178/?start_year=2017
  • Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QicaAeWdSgwGEWWRxIkjegyAq4lakoMklFhVHzwIukM/edit?usp=sharing
• 2017 Trump Administration
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/11522/?start_year=2017
  • Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cum1NU6nP_a0v3-Ro7MKJYeNkaBeGRKKqBrTnAqi0_Q/edit?usp=sharing
• Brown-Khanna GAIN Act of 2017
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/19212/?start_year=2017
  • Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lmxHhJ_FYCiN3x84G9LU25fRs5gxiRlfX7AmXBjCG5w/edit?usp=sharing
• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Reform: https://www.ospc.org/taxbrain/edit/30126/?start_year=2018
  • Notes: https://github.com/open-source-economics/Tax-Calculator/blob/master/taxcalc/reforms/TCJA_Reconciliation.json

TODO:

• remove presets
• re-evaluate presets and add them back

cc @MattHJensen @martinholmer @codykallen

[martinholmer]

@hdoupe said:

Given the change in the baseline parameters caused by the TCJA, the PolicyBrain presets need to be removed and re-evaluated.

Have you looked at how Tax-Calculator has handled this issue?

[hdoupe]

Only briefly and that was in January. I need to spend some time on this. @martinholmer If you have some educational github exchanges or documentation on hand, would you mind posting those links?

[martinholmer]

@hdoupe asked for more info on how Tax-Calculator dealt with older reforms after TCJA became current law.

Look at Tax-Calculator pull request 1803.

[hdoupe]

Thanks @martinholmer. This looks like what I need.

[hdoupe]

@MattHJensen have you had a chance to take a look at this?