Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight over Taxing Inherited Wealth
- ISBN-10
- 1400839181
- ISBN-13
- 9781400839186
- Series
- Death by a Thousand Cuts
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-11
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Authors
- Michael J. Graetz, Ian Shapiro
Description
This fast-paced book by Yale professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro unravels the following mystery: 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which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support?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 multiyear 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: members of congress, 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 long standing American consensus on progressive taxation is being threatened. Graetz and Shapiro's rich narrative reads more like a political drama than a conventional work of scholarship. Yet every page is suffused by their intimate knowledge of the history of the tax code, the transformation of American conservatism over the past three decades, and the wider political implications of battles over tax policy.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2005
- 372 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
-
- 2021-06-21
- 259 pages
- Paperback
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
-
- 2021-06-21
- 201 pages
- Ebook
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Similar books
-
Death by a Thousand Cuts
By Timothy Brook, Jérôme Bourgon, Gregory BlueTimothy Brook, Professor of History and Republic of China Chair Timothy Brook, Jérôme Bourgon, Gregory Blue, ... John , 167–168 , 174 , 177 Bastinado : European accounts of , Buddhism : beliefs regarding death and afterlife , 15 ,.
-
Death of a Thousand Cuts
By Barbara D'AmatoThe Hawthorne House was once known for its remarkable success rate with autistic children.
-
The System: Death by a Thousand Cuts
By Peter Bryan StoneIf you feel frustrated because all you do is work, yet do not seem to reap the rewards of your hard work while others live the life of absolute luxury, wealth and power without working, this book will show you why.
-
The Death of A Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation
By Jarol B. ManheimAll of the pieces for the corporate campaign—save one—are now in place. Someone—and organized labor was the logical choice—had to implement them. This marriage of theory and technique with political and economic purpose did not occur ...
-
Surviving Death By A Thousand Cuts
By Wim|Brumbaugh WetzelSurviving Death By A Thousand Cuts
-
Surviving Death By A Thousand Cuts
By PhD, Marilyn, Wim WetzelThis memoir, written in novel form, is the true story of a legal immigrant family that had a price on its head, a dream in their hearts and a chance to come to America.
-
What a Way to Go: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of...
By Geoffrey AbbottA historical guide to execution outlines methods that have been used throughout time and in various parts of the world, from the Swedish method through which the condemned were trapped in a cave with poisonous reptiles to the Spanish ...
-
A Thousand Cuts: A Novel
By Simon LelicA stunning debut novel that unravels the hidden story behind a school shooting It should be an open-and-shut case.
-
A Thousand Cuts: The Bizarre Underground World of Collectors and Dealers Who Saved the Movies
By Dennis Bartok, Jeff JosephThe book includes the stories of film historian/critic Leonard Maltin, TCM host Robert Osborne discussing Rock Hudson's secret 1970s film vault, RoboCop producer Jon Davison dropping acid and screening King Kong with Jefferson Airplane at ...
-
Psychological Maltreatment of Children
By Marla R. Brassard, Stuart N. Hart, Nelson J. BinggeliPsychological Maltreatment of Children is a brief introduction to the emotional abuse of children and youth metnal health professionals, child welfare specialists, and other professionals involved with research, education, practice, and ...