Pay up! : conservative myths about tax cuts for the rich / John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, John L., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taxation--United States.

Taxation.

Political planning--United States--Economic policy.

Political planning.

Taxation--Political aspects--United States.

Taxation--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Conservatives--United States--Attitudes.

Conservatives.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Since the Reagan era, conservatives in the United States have championed cutting taxes, especially for wealthy individuals and corporations, as the best way to achieve economic prosperity. In his new book, Pay Up!, John L. Campbell shows that while these claims are highly influential, they are also wrong. Using historical and cross-national evidence, the book challenges and refutes every justification conservatives have made for tax cuts - that American taxes are too high; they hurt the economy; they facilitate government waste; they constitute an unfair downward redistribution of income; and they threaten individual freedom - and conversely shows that countries can actually benefit from higher taxes, especially when tax increases fall most heavily on those most able to pay them. Through clear prose and a well-reasoned argument, Campbell's book provides an accessible, engaging, and much-needed perspective on the role of taxes in American society.

Contents:

Conservative Myths About Tax Cuts

Too High, Or Much Ado About Nothing?

Crippling Economic Performance?

Waste Not, Want Not?

What's Fair?

Freedom Under Siege?

The Persistence of Myths

The Price to Pay for Low Taxes

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jun 2025).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-59515-6

1-009-59512-1

1-009-59514-8

OCLC:

1521234751