Benefit and the Burden Tax Reform-Why We Need It and What It Will Take

Name: Benefit and the Burden Tax Reform-Why We Need It and What It Will Take
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ISBN: 9781451646191

ISBN-10: 1451646194

ISBN-13: 9781451646191

Edition: 2012

Authors: Bruce Bartlett

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The U.S. Tax Code has not been fully reformed since 1986. It is an overgrown mess. Today, there is a serious divergence, on both the right and the left, between the size of the government we want, and what we are willing to pay for. Adding to the confusion, people have little sense of who pays what, how much, and when.Tax reform will be a major issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. Voters will expect major party candidates to lay out plans that confront budget deficits and account for the expiration of various tax cuts. But practical and reasonable assessments of how we might better match our fiscal realities to our ideal future are rarely forthcoming.The Benefit and the Burden frames…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/24/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introductionoix



The Basics



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



Some Problems



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



Some Unresolved Issues in the Taxation of Corporations



The Problem of Tax Administration



The Future



The History of Tax Reform



The Pros and Cons of Popular Tax Reform Proposals



The Need for More Revenue



The Case for a Value-Added Tax



The Case Against a Value-Added Tax



What Should Be Done About the Bush Tax Cuts?



If Tax Reform Happens, It Will Be Because Grover Norquist Permits It


Conclusion


Additional Readings


Appendixes



Federal Revenues and Outlays as a Share of GDP



Lowest and Highest Federal income Tax Rates



The Persona! Exemption



Average and Marginal Federal Income Tax Rates



Capital Gains and Taxes Paid on Capital Gains


Index