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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-100671871579

ISBN-139780671871574

eBay Product ID (ePID)1193721

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Book TitleAmerica: Who Really Pays the Taxes?

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPersonal Finance / Taxation, General, International / Taxation, Taxation, Taxation / General

Publication Year1994

GenreLaw, Business & Economics

AuthorDonald L. Barlett

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight14.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-005931

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal336.2/00973

SynopsisAmerican: Who Really Pays the Taxes? is a disturbing, eye-opening look at a tax system gone out of control. 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., 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 affected 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 bestselling America: What Went Wrong? , offer a graphic exposé of what's wrong with our tax system, how it got that way, and how to fix it., America: Who Really Pays the Taxes? is a disturbing, eye-opening look at a tax system gone out of control. 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. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberHJ2381.B37 1994