Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus : How Effective Are the Alternatives?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital investments.

Corporations.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews various types of tax cut proposals recently debated in furtherance of fiscal stimulus legislation. Examines the merits and shortcomings of four propositions: that, to encourage spending, tax cuts are best directed at lower income individuals; that lump sum payments may be less likely to be spent than tax cuts received through reductions in pay withholding; that some temporary cuts may be more effective than permanent cuts; and that corporate tax cuts will have little effect if they fail to make new investments more profitable.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus

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