Slaying leviathan : the moral case for tax reform / Leslie Carbone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carbone, Leslie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiscal policy--United States.

Fiscal policy.

Taxation--United States--History.

Taxation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the moral dimension of tax policy and calls for a fundamental tax reform

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I; ONE: A Vision for Fiscal Reform; Section II; TWO: Taxes and Revolution; THREE: A Newborn Nation; FOUR: Early Quarrels; FIVE: The Income Tax versus the Constitution; SIX: The Century of Taxes; SEVEN: Taxes in the Twenty-First Century; Section III; EIGHT: Destroying Justice in the Name of Fairness; NINE: Taxing Virtue; Section IV; TEN: Where Taxpayers' Money Goes: The Answer Nobody Knows; ELEVEN: Gradual and Silent Encroachments; TWELVE: Bail-Out Nation; THIRTEEN: The Moral Hazard of Spreading the Wealth; Section V

FOURTEEN: Principles of Sound Fiscal ReformSection VI; FIFTEEN: Tax Reform Plans; SIXTEEN: Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-627-X

OCLC:

755608650