Our selfish tax laws : toward tax reform that mirrors our better selves / Anthony C. Infanti.
2018
KF6289 .I49 2018
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Title
Our selfish tax laws : toward tax reform that mirrors our better selves / Anthony C. Infanti.
Author
Infanti, Anthony C., 1968-
ISBN
9780262347532 (electronic bk.)
0262347539 (electronic bk.)
9780262038249
0262038242
0262347539 (electronic bk.)
9780262038249
0262038242
Published
Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
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KF6289 .I49 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
343.7304
Summary
Most of us think of tax as a pocketbook issue: how much we owe, how much we'll get back, how much we can deduct. In Our Selfish Tax Laws, Anthony Infanti takes a broader view, considering not just how taxes affect us individually but how the tax system reflects our culture and society. He finds that American tax laws validate and benefit those who already possess power and privilege while starkly reflecting the lines of difference and discrimination in American society based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, immigration status, and disability. Infanti argues that instead of focusing our tax reform discussions on which loopholes to close or which deductions to allow, we should consider how to make our tax system reflect American ideals of inclusivity rather than institutionalizing exclusion.
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Most of us think of tax as a pocketbook issue: how much we owe, how much we'll get back, how much we can deduct. In Our Selfish Tax Laws, Anthony Infanti takes a broader view, considering not just how taxes affect us individually but how the tax system reflects our culture and society. He finds that American tax laws validate and benefit those who already possess power and privilege while starkly reflecting the lines of difference and discrimination in American society based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, immigration status, and disability. Infanti argues that instead of focusing our tax reform discussions on which loopholes to close or which deductions to allow, we should consider how to make our tax system reflect American ideals of inclusivity rather than institutionalizing exclusion.
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