The Resource Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth, Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro
Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth, Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro
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- Summary
- How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? The mystery is all the more striking because the repeal was not done in the dead of night, like a Congressional pay raise. It came at the end of a multi-year populist campaign launched by a few individuals, and was heralded by its supporters as a signal achievement for Americans who are committed to the work ethic and the American Dream. Graetz and Shapiro conducted wide-ranging interviews with the relevant players: congressmen, senators, staffers from the key committees and the Bush White House, civil servants, think tank and interest group representatives, and many others. The result is a unique portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga. Graetz and Shapiro brilliantly illuminate the repeal campaign's many fascinating and unexpected turns--particularly the odd end result whereby the repeal is slated to self-destruct a decade after its passage. They show that the stakes in this fight are exceedingly high; the very survival of the longstanding American consensus on progressive taxation is being threatened
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691122939
- Label
- Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth
- Title
- Death by a thousand cuts
- Title remainder
- the fight over taxing inherited wealth
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? The mystery is all the more striking because the repeal was not done in the dead of night, like a Congressional pay raise. It came at the end of a multi-year populist campaign launched by a few individuals, and was heralded by its supporters as a signal achievement for Americans who are committed to the work ethic and the American Dream. Graetz and Shapiro conducted wide-ranging interviews with the relevant players: congressmen, senators, staffers from the key committees and the Bush White House, civil servants, think tank and interest group representatives, and many others. The result is a unique portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga. Graetz and Shapiro brilliantly illuminate the repeal campaign's many fascinating and unexpected turns--particularly the odd end result whereby the repeal is slated to self-destruct a decade after its passage. They show that the stakes in this fight are exceedingly high; the very survival of the longstanding American consensus on progressive taxation is being threatened
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- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Graetz, Michael J
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Shapiro, Ian
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- Inheritance and transfer tax
- United States
- Inheritance and transfer tax
- Political science
- United States
- Label
- Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth, Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691122939
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004024431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)56805773
- Label
- Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth, Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691122939
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004024431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)56805773
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