Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691178291 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Very interesting case study analysis on what has driven tax policy over the last 150 years Taxing the Rich embarks on an interesting analysis of tax policy. Its often the baseline assumption that democracy should naturally lead to higher taxation in unequal societies as individuals vote for policies that are in their material self interest. Taxing the rich looks at periods in which voter representation changed as well as when tax policy changed and did comprehensive event study analysis on when taxes were changed and or raised and looked at what drove those policy changes. In particular the authors ex. "Great Depth" according to Amazon Customer. In more depth than I anticipated, but that is fine, as the knowledge helps undeerstand whwere we are today.. denny said Five Stars. Very important book in its way, especially the discussion of the evolution of military firepower and its accuracy.
He is the coauthor of Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers. . He is the author of States of Credit: Size, Power, and the Development of European Polities (Princeton). Kenneth Scheve is professor of political science and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. David Stasavage is Juliu
Scheve and Stasavage argue that governments don't tax the rich just because inequality is high or risingthey do it when people believe that such taxes compensate for the state unfairly privileging the wealthy. Today, as technology gives rise to wars of more limited mobilization, such arguments are no longer persuasive.Taxing the Rich shows how the future of tax reform will depend on whether political and economic conditions allow for new compensatory arguments to be made.. In today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage ask when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizensand their answers may surprise you.Taxing the Rich draws on unparalleled evidence from twenty countries over the last two centuries to
What has changed is the focus of ‘equality of sacrifice,' which has returned to a debate about fairness."--Zac Tate, Capx"Apart from anything else, the historical data on top tax rates is fascinating."--Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist"A fine and stimulating book."--Financial Post"More than any other book I've read in the past few years, their arguments have prompted me to review what they wrote and look for other research that supports or counters their points."--David Cay Johnston, Tax Notes"The authors make the force of the compensatory view clear. Recall that in 2012, Mitt Romney said that in a democracy, a candidate who offers tax breaks to the less well-off at the expense of the rich will win mass support ‘no matter what.' Tha