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Pathways to fiscal reform in the United States / edited by John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiscal policy--United States.
- Fiscal policy.
- Taxation--United States.
- Taxation.
- Debts, Public--United States.
- Debts, Public.
- United States--Economic policy--2009-.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 411 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Experts discuss fiscal reforms intended to address the U.S. debt problem, examining entitlements, federal budgetary processes, and individual and corporate income taxes.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Overview
- 1 Directions for Fiscal Reform in the United States
- I Expenditure Programs
- 2 Medical Spending Reform and the Fiscal Future of the United States
- Discussion by Vivian Ho
- Discussion by Andrew J. Rettenmaier
- 3 Social Security's Financial Outlook and Reforms: An Independent Evaluation
- Discussion by Henry J. Aaron
- Discussion by James Alm
- II Budgetary Issues and Processes
- 4 Federal Budget Reform: Lessons from State and Local Governments
- Discussion by Joe Barnes
- Discussion by Rudolph G. Penner
- 5 The Challenges of Funding U.S. Deficits and Debt
- Discussion by Peter R. Hartley
- Discussion by John Mutti
- III Individual and Corporate Income Tax Reform
- 6 Curbing Tax Expenditures
- Discussion by Edward D. Kleinbard
- Discussion by Thomas S. Neubig
- 7 Raising Revenue from Reforming the Corporate Tax Base
- Discussion by Rosanne Altshuler
- Discussion by Robert J. Carroll
- 8 The Dynamic Economic Effects of a U.S. Corporate Income Tax Rate Reduction
- Discussion by Ruud A. de Mooij
- Discussion by Alan D. Viard
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-32192-0
- 0-262-32191-2
- OCLC:
- 900540303
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