| 청구기호 |
336.2 B291t |
| 판사항 |
1st SImon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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| 형태사항 |
xiii, 271 p. ; 25 cm.
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| 언어 |
English |
| 서지주기 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.
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| 내용 |
A brief history of federal income taxation -- How a tax bill is made -- The definition of income -- How to understand tax rates -- The relationship between tax rates and tax revenues -- How taxes affect economic growth -- The question of progressivity -- Taxes and the business cycle -- How other countries tax themselves -- Spending through the tax code -- Taxes and the health system -- Tax preferences for housing -- How federal taxes affect the states -- The problem of charitable contributions -- The problem of taxing capital gains -- Unresolved issues in the taxation of corporations -- The problem of tax administration -- The history of tax reform -- The pros and cons of popular tax reform proposals -- The need for more revenue -- The case for a VAT -- The case against a VAT -- What should be done about the Bush tax cuts? -- If tax reform happens, it will be because Grover Norquist allows it.
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| 주제 |
Taxation --United States.
Income tax --United States.
Fiscal policy --United States.
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BURDEN
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| LCCN |
2011048585
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| ISBN |
9781451646191 (alk. paper)
, 9781451646269 (ebook)
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