America: Who Really Pays the Taxes?
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671871579 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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All of which, the authors note with jackhammer regularity, leaves Joe and Jane Shmoe holding the tab. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Their "modest proposal" on reforming the tax system is indeed that: one based largely on eliminating deductions and making all income--no matter how earned--equally taxable. From Publishers Weekly For readers who have ever had the sneaking suspicion that they're being shafted, the latest book from this Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative team ( America: What Went Wrong? ) provides the facts, figures, names and anecdotes to prove it. . Wealthy individuals squirrel away money through tax-free bonds, charitable-donations deductions and racehorses, among other write-offs; and the wealthiest corporations benefit from foreign t
"Five Stars" according to R. H. Henkle. Very good book. I appreciate it.. A Customer said Interesting, but suspect. I'm going to prelude this by saying I haven't completed reading this book yet, but want to express my opinion on what I have read so far. While the information contained is rather interesting and eye-opening, I have to take much of what is said with a grain of salt. The primary reason is that I have come accross several basic math errors in the author's conclusions (the difference between a 19.8%. "It's class warfare. In reverse." according to AS Atwood. If you are like me you might have wondered why the "tax relief" of the last twenty years never seemed to really show up in your paycheck. You might have wondered why it felt like more and more of your income seemed to go to pay sales taxes and property taxes and income taxes and fees. If you wondered about that then you are likely somewhere in the middle class or even poor. If you wondered why it
Originally designed to spread the cost of government fairly, our tax code has turned into a gold mine of loopholes and giveaways manipulated by the influential and wealthy for their own benefit.If you feel as if the tax laws are rigged against the average taxpayer, you're right: -- Middle-income taxpayers pick up a growing share of the nation's tax bill, while our most profitable corporations pay little or nothing.-- Your tax status is effected more by how many lawyers and lobbyists you can afford than by your resources or needs.-- Our best-known and most successful companies pay more taxes to foreign governments than to our own.-- Cities and states start bidding wars to attract business through tax breaks -- taxes made up for by the American taxpayer.Who really pays the taxes? Barlett and Stelle, authors of the best-selling america: What Went Wrong?, offer a graphic expose of what's wrong with our tax system, how it got that way, and how to fix it.. American: Who Really Pays the Taxes? is a disturbing, eye-opening look at