By Ed Cutlip

United for a Fair Economy has released a new report analyzing President Barack Obama's tax proposals. In the report, the progressive organization argues that Obama's tax proposals fall short of what is needed to implement a progressive tax structure and to reduce incentives for the kind of financial risk-taking that led to the current economic crisis.

The report compares Obama's tax proposals--unveiled in his 2010 budget--with recommendedations from the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). The report finds that the IPS proposals would generate significantly more revenue and curtail many of the practices that led to the financial crisis. Their proposals would increase the tax rates on the richest Americans to bring them closer to what the average taxpayer pays.

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