| Description |
xiii, 166 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165). |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 : what kind of nation do we want to be? -- Revenue loss and tax burden shift -- Impact on state treasuries -- The estate tax and inequality -- Concentrated wealth and democracy -- Concentrated wealth and equality of opportunity -- Growing inequality is bad economic policy -- Inequality and our civic and public health -- Does the estate tax have an impact? -- Chapter 2 : the origins of America's estate tax -- The lost debate -- American values : the roots of the estate tax -- The gilded age and movement for an estate tax -- Early inheritance and estate taxation -- Supporters of the estate tax -- The establishment of the estate tax -- Chapter 3 : opposition to the estate tax -- The effort to repeal the estate tax -- Inside the D.C. beltway -- "Death tax" : what's in a name? -- Orange county, California -- Seattle, Washington -- The hidden face of real estate taxpayers -- The estate tax down on the farm -- The estate tax and family owned enterprises -- The case for repeal : unsound and misleading arguments -- Chapter 4 : the showdown -- The budget showdown -- Fiscal responsibility and the rising costs of estate tax repeal -- Organizing to oppose complete repeal -- The estate tax : a summary of changes -- Chapter 5 : what we owe our society -- What is it worth to be an American? -- A religious perspective on wealth and society -- The estate tax and charitable giving -- Our civic wealth -- The estate tax and charity -- A new spirit of giving? -- What about the children? : the dangers of the silver spoon. |
| Subject |
Inheritance and transfer tax.
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| Added Author |
Collins, Chuck, 1959-
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| ISBN |
080704718X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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