Tax fairness debate. (Recent Activities).How taxes should be distributed among the public has been a source of debate in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for more than 50 years. Questions of horizontal equity Horizontal Equity The theory stating that people in the same income bracket should be taxed at the same rate. Notes: This is the case in many westernized countries. See also: Progressive Tax (the equal taxation of equal) and vertical equity (addressing social inequality inequality, in mathematics, statement that a mathematical expression is less than or greater than some other expression; an inequality is not as specific as an equation, but it does contain information about the expressions involved. through taxation) are also central to many contemporary debates surrounding economic and tax policy. The Urban Institute a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. , nonpartisan non·par·ti·san adj. Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions. policy research and education organization that examines social, economic, and governance challenges facing the nation has just published a nearly 300-page book on the topic of tax justice. The $29.50 paperback, edited by Joseph J. Thorndike and Dennis J. Ventry, Jr., provides scholars and policymakers alike with fresh insights into this important topic. Consisting of essays by nine experts in taxation, economics, and public policy, and law, Tax Justice: The Ongoing Debate assesses recent reform proposals, scrutinizes measures of inequality, demystifies the flat tax, examines the role of property taxes in local finance, addresses equity concerns, evaluates tax justice in the states, and provides useful case studies. The book can be ordered online at www.uimpress.org. |
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