Tax Fairness and Folk Justice
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521148057
ISBN-13
9780521148054
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 28th, 2013
Print length
258 Pages
Weight
366 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.50 x 1.50 cms
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Much of the discussion of tax fairness today focuses on distribution - who gets what. But this is too limited a focus. This book demonstrates how an understanding of 'folk justice' can deepen our understanding of how tax systems actually work and how they might potentially be reformed.
Why have Americans severely limited the estate and gift tax - ostensibly targeted at only the very wealthy - but greatly expanded the subsidies to low-wage workers through the Earned Income Tax Credit, now the single largest poverty program in the country? Why do people hate the property tax so much, yet seemingly revolt against it only during periods of economic change? Why are some groups of taxpayers more obedient to the tax authorities than others, even when they face the same enforcement regime? These puzzling questions all revolve around perceptions of tax fairness. Is the public simply inconsistent? A sympathetic and unified explanation for these attitudes is based on understanding the everyday psychology of fairness and how it comes to be applied in taxation. This book demonstrates how a serious consideration of ''folk justice'' can deepen our understanding of how tax systems actually function and how they can perhaps be reformed.
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