The benefit and the burden
Subtitle: American tax reform--why we need it and what it will take
By: Bruce Bartlett
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781451646191; 9781451646269; 9781451646252
Subjects: Income tax; Taxation; Fiscal policy
Description: A spirited and insightful examination of the need for American tax reform--arguably the most overdue political debate facing the nation--from one of the most legendary political thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of federal income taxation; title: How a tax bill is made; title: The definition of income; title: How to understand tax rates; title: The relationship between tax rates and tax revenues; title: How taxes affect economic growth; title: The question of progressivity; title: Taxes and the business cycle; title: How other countries tax themselves; title: Spending through the tax code; title: Taxes and the health system; title: Tax preferences for housing; title: How federal taxes affect the states; title: The problem of charitable contributions; title: The problem of taxing capital gains; title: Unresolved issues in the taxation of corporations; title: The problem of tax administration; title: The history of tax reform; title: The pros and cons of popular tax reform proposals; title: The need for more revenue; title: The case for a VAT; title: The case against a VAT; title: What should be done about the Bush tax cuts?; title: If tax reform happens, it will be because Grover Norquist allows it.