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Flat Tax (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Flat Tax (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

by Robert Ernest Hall

This new and updated edition of The Flat Tax sets forth the flat-tax plan developed by Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka, senior fellows at the Hoover Institution, who believe it is the most fair, efficient, simple, and workable plan on the table. The proposal taxes all income, once and only once , at a uniform low rate of 19 percent. It permits a tax-free allowance of $25,500 for family of four, thereby... (more)

Tear Down This Wall: The Reagan Revolution--A National Review History

Tear Down This Wall: The Reagan Revolution--A National Review History

by National Review

This book is a unique and substantive tribute to Ronald Reagan, one of the most important figures in U.S. and world history. It includes Reagan’s most trenchant speeches as President ("Evil Empire," "Tear down this Wall," remarks commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, his farewell to the nation on leaving the Presidency); essential speeches delivered before holding the Office of President... (more)

The Ethics of Redistribution

by Bertrand de Jouvenel

In this concise and elegant work, first published in 1952, Bertrand de Jouvenel purposely ignores the economic evidence that redistributional efforts sap incentives and are economically destructive. Rather, he stresses the commonly disregarded ethical arguments showing that redistribution is ethically indefensible for, and practically unworkable in a complex society.

The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It

The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It

by Amity Shlaes

The Greedy Hand is an illuminating examination of the culture of tax and a persuasive call for reform, written by Amity Shlaes of The Wall Street Journal. This book is a cultural examination of the way taxes influence our behavior, how they force us into an arbitrary system that punishes families and individual enterprise. Shlaes unveils the hidden perversities of our lifelong tax experience: how family tax breaks... (more)

Taxing Women

by Edward J. McCaffery

Taxing Women comprises both an insightful, critical analysis of the gender biases in current tax laws and a wake-up call for all those concerned with gender justice to pay more attention to the pervasive impact of such laws. Providing real-life examples, Edward McCaffery shows how tax laws are actually written to punish married couples who file jointly. No dual-income household can afford not to read this book... (more)

Restoring Hope in America: The Social Security Solution

Restoring Hope in America: The Social Security Solution

by Sam Beard

Outlays from Social Security are predicted to exceed income beginning about 2013. Beard, chairman of the National Development Council, has a response to this looming problem that resembles campaign literature: it makes a direct appeal to the grass roots, has good sound bites? "a plan that can... turn every hard-working American into a millionaire"?and avoids the tough questions. His proposal of a two-tiered scheme... (more)

The Flat Tax: Why It Won't Work for America

The Flat Tax: Why It Won't Work for America

by Scott E. Hicko

On the surface, the concept of a flat tax sounds good-it would simplify tax preparation and lower most people's taxes. However, according to Scott E. Hicko, a flat tax would increase taxes for the average worker and destroy the American dream. Under such tax legislation, the super wealthy would pay less tax while the nations's working class sould carry the nation's tax burden. First introduced in the 1970's, the... (more)

Taxation & Confiscation (The Freeman Classics Series)Hans F. Sennholz

Taxation & Confiscation (The Freeman Classics Series)

by Hans F. Sennholz

The destructive nature of confiscatory taxation.

Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen's Guide to the Great Debate over Tax Reform

Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen's Guide to the Great Debate over Tax Reform

by Joel Slemrod

"A sensible and down to earth guide through the thicket of tax reform, a much needed primer that should be widely read." -- Richard Musgrave, H. H. Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Harvard University Who should pay taxes, how should they be collected, and how do they affect the economy? Should the income tax be tinkered with, replaced with a flat tax, or left alone? Cutting through the... (more)

Tax Racket

by Martin L. Gross

OUR GOVERNMENT IS PICKING OUR POCKETS--AND CALLING IT TAXATION! In his previous bestsellers, The Government Racket and A Call for Revolution, Martin L. Gross alerted the nation to government waste, corruption, and the shocking squandering of public funds. But an even deeper and more pervasive problem is crippling America's economy and undermining our nation's strength: excessive and unfair taxes. Through spiraling... (more)

Taxpayers' Tea PartySharon Cooper

Taxpayers' Tea Party

by Sharon Cooper

A conservative indictment--featuring an introduction by radio host Rush Limbaugh--of tax-and-spend politics forecasts economic doom and voter revolt if current policies are maintained.

The Decline (And Fall?) of the Income Tax

The Decline (And Fall?) of the Income Tax

by Michael J. Graetz

Cuts through the hype to tell you what tax reform proposals will really do to your wallet. To cheering crowds, politicians announce plans to dismantle the "IRS as we know it" and replace it with flat taxes and consumption taxes. But if we burn our 1040 forms, will we really be better off? In this trenchant book a distinguished law professor who served in the Treasury in the Bush administration takes a... (more)

Costly Returns: The Burdens of the U.S. Tax SystemJames L. Payne

Costly Returns: The Burdens of the U.S. Tax System

by James L. Payne

California and the American Tax Revolt: Proposition 13 Five Years Later

California and the American Tax Revolt: Proposition 13 Five Years Later

Why We Should Abolish the Income Tax: A Guide to the Principal ProposalsWilliam W. Oliver

Why We Should Abolish the Income Tax: A Guide to the Principal Proposals

by William W. Oliver

This timely book by a longtime professor of law at Indiana University specialing in tax law, explains much of what is wrong with the present federal income tax system and explores several of the proposed alternatives.

Taxing Choice: The Predatory Politics of Fiscal Discrimination (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Taxing Choice: The Predatory Politics of Fiscal Discrimination (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression

Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression

by David T. Beito

Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American LibertyMurray Sabrin

Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty

by Murray Sabrin

Taxation without representation: That's what started the first revolution. It may very well be what starts the second. Dr. Murray Sabrin has written a remarkable plan to end taxes by the year 2000 and still provide the needed services. With clear, concise language the author guides the reader through a fascinating discussion of the original purpose of government and the history of taxes in this country.... (more)

Unleashing America's Potential: A Pro-Growth Pro-Family Tax System for the 21st CenturyNational Commission of Economic Growth & Tax Reform

Unleashing America's Potential: A Pro-Growth Pro-Family Tax System for the 21st Century

by National Commission of Economic Growth & Tax Reform

Taxation in the Global Economy (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)

Taxation in the Global Economy (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)

The increasing globalization of economic activity is bringing an awareness of the international consequences of tax policy. The move toward the common European market in 1992 raises the important question of how inefficiencies in the various tax systems—such as self-defeating tax competition among member nations—will be addressed. As barriers to trade and investment tumble, cross-national differences in tax... (more)

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