Author: Monica Prasad
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610448766
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Since the Reagan Revolution of the early 1980s, Republicans have consistently championed tax cuts for individuals and businesses, regardless of whether the economy is booming or in recession or whether the federal budget is in surplus or deficit. In Starving the Beast, sociologist Monica Prasad uncovers the origins of the GOP’s relentless focus on tax cuts and shows how this is a uniquely American phenomenon. Drawing on never-before seen archival documents, Prasad traces the history of the 1981 tax cut—the famous “supply side” tax cut, which became the cornerstone for the next several decades of Republican domestic economic policy. She demonstrates that the main impetus behind this tax cut was not business group pressure, racial animus, or a belief that tax cuts would pay for themselves. Rather, the tax cut emerged because in America--unlike in the rest of the advanced industrial world—progressive policies are not embedded within a larger political economy that is favorable to business. Since the end of World War II, many European nations have combined strong social protections with policies to stimulate economic growth such as lower taxes on capital and less regulation on businesses than in the United State. Meanwhile, the United States emerged from World War II with high taxes on capital and some of the strongest regulations on business in the advanced industrial world. This adversarial political economy could not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s. Starving the Beast suggests that taking inspiration from the European model of progressive policies embedded in market-promoting political economy could serve to build an American economy that works better for all.
Starving the Beast
Author: Monica Prasad
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610448766
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Since the Reagan Revolution of the early 1980s, Republicans have consistently championed tax cuts for individuals and businesses, regardless of whether the economy is booming or in recession or whether the federal budget is in surplus or deficit. In Starving the Beast, sociologist Monica Prasad uncovers the origins of the GOP’s relentless focus on tax cuts and shows how this is a uniquely American phenomenon. Drawing on never-before seen archival documents, Prasad traces the history of the 1981 tax cut—the famous “supply side” tax cut, which became the cornerstone for the next several decades of Republican domestic economic policy. She demonstrates that the main impetus behind this tax cut was not business group pressure, racial animus, or a belief that tax cuts would pay for themselves. Rather, the tax cut emerged because in America--unlike in the rest of the advanced industrial world—progressive policies are not embedded within a larger political economy that is favorable to business. Since the end of World War II, many European nations have combined strong social protections with policies to stimulate economic growth such as lower taxes on capital and less regulation on businesses than in the United State. Meanwhile, the United States emerged from World War II with high taxes on capital and some of the strongest regulations on business in the advanced industrial world. This adversarial political economy could not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s. Starving the Beast suggests that taking inspiration from the European model of progressive policies embedded in market-promoting political economy could serve to build an American economy that works better for all.
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610448766
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Since the Reagan Revolution of the early 1980s, Republicans have consistently championed tax cuts for individuals and businesses, regardless of whether the economy is booming or in recession or whether the federal budget is in surplus or deficit. In Starving the Beast, sociologist Monica Prasad uncovers the origins of the GOP’s relentless focus on tax cuts and shows how this is a uniquely American phenomenon. Drawing on never-before seen archival documents, Prasad traces the history of the 1981 tax cut—the famous “supply side” tax cut, which became the cornerstone for the next several decades of Republican domestic economic policy. She demonstrates that the main impetus behind this tax cut was not business group pressure, racial animus, or a belief that tax cuts would pay for themselves. Rather, the tax cut emerged because in America--unlike in the rest of the advanced industrial world—progressive policies are not embedded within a larger political economy that is favorable to business. Since the end of World War II, many European nations have combined strong social protections with policies to stimulate economic growth such as lower taxes on capital and less regulation on businesses than in the United State. Meanwhile, the United States emerged from World War II with high taxes on capital and some of the strongest regulations on business in the advanced industrial world. This adversarial political economy could not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s. Starving the Beast suggests that taking inspiration from the European model of progressive policies embedded in market-promoting political economy could serve to build an American economy that works better for all.
Beyond the Tax Cut
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Beyond the Tax Cut
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983639081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Beyond the tax cut : unleashing the economy : hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, March 29, 2001.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983639081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Beyond the tax cut : unleashing the economy : hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, March 29, 2001.
The Budget and Economic Outlook
Beyond the Tax Cut
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
U.S. Investment Since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Author: Emanuel Kopp
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498317049
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
There is no consensus on how strongly the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has stimulated U.S. private fixed investment. Some argue that the business tax provisions spurred investment by cutting the cost of capital. Others see the TCJA primarily as a windfall for shareholders. We find that U.S. business investment since 2017 has grown strongly compared to pre-TCJA forecasts and that the overriding factor driving it has been the strength of expected aggregate demand. Investment has, so far, fallen short of predictions based on the postwar relation with tax cuts. Model simulations and firm-level data suggest that much of this weaker response reflects a lower sensitivity of investment to tax policy changes in the current environment of greater corporate market power. Economic policy uncertainty in 2018 played a relatively small role in dampening investment growth.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498317049
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
There is no consensus on how strongly the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has stimulated U.S. private fixed investment. Some argue that the business tax provisions spurred investment by cutting the cost of capital. Others see the TCJA primarily as a windfall for shareholders. We find that U.S. business investment since 2017 has grown strongly compared to pre-TCJA forecasts and that the overriding factor driving it has been the strength of expected aggregate demand. Investment has, so far, fallen short of predictions based on the postwar relation with tax cuts. Model simulations and firm-level data suggest that much of this weaker response reflects a lower sensitivity of investment to tax policy changes in the current environment of greater corporate market power. Economic policy uncertainty in 2018 played a relatively small role in dampening investment growth.
BEYOND THE TAX CUT..., HEARING... SERIAL NO. 107-8... COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES... U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... 107TH CONGRESS, 1ST S.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Beyond the Tax Cut
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth
Publisher:
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Category : Fiscal policy
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiscal policy
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Taxation: the People's Business
Author: Andrew William Mellon
Publisher: New York : Arno Press, 1973 [c1924]
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
"Address of the President of the United States before the National Republican Club at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, February 12, 1924": pages 216-227.
Publisher: New York : Arno Press, 1973 [c1924]
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
"Address of the President of the United States before the National Republican Club at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, February 12, 1924": pages 216-227.
Tax Cuts
Author: James S. Larson
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590339015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
It would be difficult to find a more heated topic in American political circles than tax cuts. Do they help the economy, the rich, or the middle class? Or do they harm the economy? Do the rich benefit the most and should they? Tax cuts are closely tied to the Tax Code which very few people truly understand. The new book tries to make sense out of this impenetrable jungle of issues, projections and actual tax cuts. Contents: Preface; Tax Cut Bills in 2003: A Comparison; Across-the-Board Tax Cuts: Economic Issues; Tax Cuts, the Business Cycle, and Economic Growth: A Macroeconomic Analysis; Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy; Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus: How Effective Are the Alternatives?; Economic and Revenue Effects of Permanent and Temporary Capital Gains Tax Cuts; The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax: Interaction With Marriage Penalty Relief and Other Tax Cuts; Major Tax Issues; Index.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590339015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
It would be difficult to find a more heated topic in American political circles than tax cuts. Do they help the economy, the rich, or the middle class? Or do they harm the economy? Do the rich benefit the most and should they? Tax cuts are closely tied to the Tax Code which very few people truly understand. The new book tries to make sense out of this impenetrable jungle of issues, projections and actual tax cuts. Contents: Preface; Tax Cut Bills in 2003: A Comparison; Across-the-Board Tax Cuts: Economic Issues; Tax Cuts, the Business Cycle, and Economic Growth: A Macroeconomic Analysis; Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy; Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus: How Effective Are the Alternatives?; Economic and Revenue Effects of Permanent and Temporary Capital Gains Tax Cuts; The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax: Interaction With Marriage Penalty Relief and Other Tax Cuts; Major Tax Issues; Index.