Taxing Capital Income
Burman, Leonard E.; Aaron, Henry J.; Steuerle, C. Eugene
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Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The question of whether to tax income from wealth has sparked debate since our country’s inception. Does taxing capital income ensure the progressivity of our system or merely discourage saving? Would switching our tax code to one that taxes only consumption be more efficient or only burden middle- and low-income people? And if we were to radically reform the way America taxes its citizens, how could we ensure that vital revenue would not be lost? Some analysts would even argue that, under our present byzantine tax system, we don’t really tax capital income at all. In this volume, eminent economists ... Read more
The question of whether to tax income from wealth has sparked debate since our country’s inception. Does taxing capital income ensure the progressivity of our system or merely discourage saving? Would switching our tax code to one that taxes only consumption be more efficient or only burden middle- and low-income people? And if we were to radically reform the way America taxes its citizens, how could we ensure that vital revenue would not be lost? Some analysts would even argue that, under our present byzantine tax system, we don’t really tax capital income at all. In this volume, eminent economists ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Series
Urban Institute Press
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780877667377
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V9780877667377
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