Taxing Capital Income

by C. Eugene Steuerle, Leonard E. Burman, Henry J. Aaron

The question of whether to tax income from wealth has sparked debate since our country's inception. Does taxing capital income ensure the progressivity of our system or merely discourage saving? Would switching our tax code to one that taxes only consumption be more efficient or only burden middle- and low-income people? And if we were to radically reform the way America taxes its citizens, how could we ensure that vital revenue would not be lost?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877667373
• ISBN13: 9780877667377
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 366 Pages