Taxing the rich: a history of fiscal fairness in the United States and Europe
Business and economics
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Draws on unparalleled evidence from twenty countries over the last two centuries to provide the broadest and most in-depth history of progressive taxation available. Explores the intellectual and political debates surrounding the taxation of the wealthy while also providing the… most detailed examination to date of when taxes have been levied against the rich and when they haven't. Fairness in debates about taxing the rich has depended on different views of what it means to treat people as equals and whether taxing the rich advances or undermines this norm. Shows how the future of tax reform will depend on whether political and economic conditions allow for new compensatory arguments to be made. 2016.