Tax fairness and folk justice

Why have Americans severely limited the estate and gift tax - ostensibly targeted at only the very wealthy - but greatly expanded the subsidies to low-wage workers through the Earned Income Tax Credit, now the single largest poverty program in the country? Why do people hate the ...

Economics

principles, applications, and tools

O'Sullivan/Sheffrin/Perez 6e uses questions to drive student interest, then applications to illustrate concepts, and then tools to practice economic concepts. Students come into their first Economics course thinking they will better understand the economy around them; the choices our government, international governments ...

Property taxes and tax revolts

the legacy of Preposition 13

Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and elsewhere. This book examines the causes and consequences of such revolts with a special focus on the California experience with Proposition 13. The work examines the consequences of property tax limitations for public finance ...

Economía

principios e instrumentos

La economía no es precisamente algo apasionante para muchos estudiantes. Este libro ha tomado este hecho como un reto: hacer ver a los alumnos de economía la relevencia que ésta tiene en su vida, su carrera y su futuro. El resultado es un libro de ...