Title: Taxation, wealth, and saving /
Authors: Bradford, David F., 1939-2005
Publisher: MIT Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Income tax United States.; Spendings tax United States.; Taxation of articles of consumption United States.; Saving and investment United States
Abstract: "The papers in this volume reflect David F. Bradford's dual experience as a theoretical economist and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury for Tax Policy and Director of the Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis. While as the Treasury, Bradford was involved in producing the 1977 report entitled Blueprints for Basic Tax Reform. Blueprints describes two models for fundamental income tax reform. Eventually Bradford became convinced that the politically unpopular consumption-based model was the superior one. Since leaving the Treasury, much of his professional focus has been on economic analysis of the income tax system and on tax policy advocacy."