Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy (Urban Institute Press) - Softcover

Steuerle, C. Eugene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877667381 ISBN 13: 9780877667384

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

'Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy is, at its heart, an exciting, if not always pretty, tale of democratic decisionmaking,' writes C. Eugene Steuerle. The landmark 2004 first edition outlined the principles of taxation in the early postwar period and the tax policy battles that began with the Reagan revolution and continue today. The second edition has been expanded to investigate President George W. Bush's second term in office--the push to privatize Social Security, the stalled tax code revision, the extension of the 2001 tax cuts, and other battles. Tax policy history has always been messy, repetitive, and rancorous. Yet even in a contentious political environment, evolution--and revolution--can occur.

About this title

About the Author:

C. Eugene Steuerle is a senior fellow at The Urban Institute, co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, columnist for Tax Notes, and the author or editor of 14 books, and close to 1,000 reports, articles, Congressional testimonies, and columns. He serves or has served on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and on advisory panels or boards for the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the Independent Sector.

Previously, he has served as president of the National Tax Association (2001 - 2002), chair of the 1999 technical panel advising Social Security on its methods and assumptions, president of the National Economists Club Educational Foundation, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax analysis (1987 - 1989), and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Between 1984 and 1986, he served as economic coordinator and original organizer of the Treasury's tax reform effort. In 2005 the National Tax Association awarded him the first Bruce Davie―Albert Davis Public Service Award.

Review:

Steuerle has just written a book, Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy, that ought to be studied by every member of Congress and, more important, addresses the insistent question: why is the federal tax system such a mess? The answer, in a word, is democracy. ―Robert J. Samuelson, Contributing Editor, Newsweek, on the first edition

If you want to know how our tax laws really are made, read Gene Steuerle's valuable analysis of the past two extraordinary decades of fiscal policy. Steuerle brings an important perspective as both a long-time Washington insider and one of the nation's best tax economists to this complex and profoundly important tale. ―Howard Gleckman, Senior Correspondent, Business Week, on the first edition

Gene Steuerle has once again proven why he is one of the most honest and credible tax authorities in Washington. His book provides an unusually principled, unbiased, and reliable account of modern tax policy―a particularly important contribution when so many analysts on both the left and the right are focused on pushing ideological agendas. ―Maya MacGuineas, Executive Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, The New America Foundation, on the first edition

If you want to know how our tax laws really are made, read Gene Steuerle's valuable analysis of the past two extraordinary decades of fiscal policy. Steuerle brings an important perspective as both a long-time Washington insider and one of the nation's best tax economists to this complex and profoundly important tale. ―Howard Gleckman, Senior Correspondent, Business Week, on the first edition

Gene Steuerle has once again proven why he is one of the most honest and credible tax authorities in Washington. His book provides an unusually principled, unbiased, and reliable account of modern tax policy―a particularly important contribution when so many analysts on both the left and the right are focused on pushing ideological agendas. ―Maya MacGuineas, Executive Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, The New America Foundation, on the first edition

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0877667381
• ISBN 13: 9780877667384
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 358