Death by a Thousand Cuts The Fight over Taxing Inherited Wealth |
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| Author:
| Graetz, Michael J.
Shapiro, Ian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-12789-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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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which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? This work is a portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga.
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which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? This work is a portrait of American politics as viewed through the lens of the death tax repeal saga.