Deficits, Debt, and the New Politics of Tax Policy

by Dennis S. Ippolito

Book Overview

The Constitution grants Congress the power "to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises." From the First Congress until today, conflicts over the size, role, and taxing power of government have been at the heart of national politics. This book provides a comprehensive historical account of federal tax policy that emphasizes the relationship between taxes and other components of the budget. It explains how wars, changing conceptions of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107641403
• ISBN13: 9781107641402
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"