Henry J. Aaron Brookings Institution William G. Gale
The tax system profoundly affects countless aspects of private behavior. It is a powerful policy influence on the distribution of income and it is the one aspect of government that almost every citizen cannot avoid. With tax reform high on the political agenda, this book brings together studies of leading tax economists and lawyers to assess the various reform proposals and examine the effects of tax reform in several distinct areas. Together, these studies and comments on them present a balanced evaluation of professional opinion on the issues that will be critical in the tax reform debate....
The tax system profoundly affects countless aspects of private behavior. It is a powerful policy influence on the distribution of income and it is the...
Although estate and gift taxes raise a small fraction of federal revenues, they have become sources of increasing political controversy. This book is designed to inform the current policy debate and build a conceptual basis for future scholarship. The book contains eleven original studies of estate and gift taxes, along with discussants' comments. The essays provide background and historical information; analyze the optimal taxation of estates and gifts; examine the effects of the tax on charitable contributions, saving behavior, the distribution and level of wealth, tax avoidance and tax...
Although estate and gift taxes raise a small fraction of federal revenues, they have become sources of increasing political controversy. This book...
The private pension system, together with Social Security, has provided millions of Americans with income security in retirement. But over the past thirty years, pension coverage has stagnated, leaving behind some vulnerable groups. Defined contribution plans have exposed workers to greater investment risk, while cash balance and other hybrid plans may have adverse effects on older workers caught in the transition. Pension regulations, infamous for their complexity, can be bewildering to policy analysts and policymakers. Private Pensions and Public Policies sheds timely and much-needed...
The private pension system, together with Social Security, has provided millions of Americans with income security in retirement. But over the past...
Labor Day 1999 marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the act that brought about sweeping reforms of the private-pension system. This volume examines the foundations and the future of the private-pension system.
Labor Day 1999 marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the act that brought about sweeping ...
Fiscal Therapy takes a critical look at how and why the U.S. has run up its debt so high in the last four decades, what other countries have done to dig themselves out of this level of red ink, and what needs to be done now if the U.S. is to avoid bankruptcy in the 2050s and beyond.
Fiscal Therapy takes a critical look at how and why the U.S. has run up its debt so high in the last four decades, what other countries have done to d...
