Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth
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Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth
(Princeton paperbacks)
Princeton University Press, 2006, c2005
- : pbk
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注記
"With a new epilogue by the authors"
"Third printing, and first paperback printing, with a new epilogue by the authors, 2006"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-362) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support?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.
目次
An American Story 1 1. A Political Mystery 3 2. Genesis of the Repeal Coalition 12 3. Squall or Sea Change? 24 4. An Opportunity Missed 32 5. An Advocate for the Working Rich 41 6. Stories from the Grasstops 50 7. Changing the Face for Repeal 62 8. Talking the Talk 74 9. Exploiting the Think Tank Gap 85 10. Disorganized Democrats 99 11. Pushing against an Open Door 107 12. The Running Room of Public Opinion 119 The Battle for Passage 131 13. The Missing Link 133 14. Building a Strong Offense 143 15. The Birth of a New Coalition 154 16. Billionaires Battle 168 17. Paint-by-Numbers Lawmaking 178 18. The Final Four 194 19. Winners, Losers, and Uncertainty 206 Lessons Learned and Missed 219 20. Stories Trump Science 221 21. Money, Money, Money 239 22. Morals of the Mysteries 253 23. Another Storm Gathering 266 Epilogue 279 Glossary 283 Bibliographic Essay 293 Acknowledgments 357 Index 359
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