The Worst Tax?: A History of the Property Tax in America

by Glenn W. Fisher

Book Overview

Noted tax economist Frederick C. Stocker has observed that the property tax "resembles a structure designed by a mad architect, erected on a shaky foundation by an incompetent builder, and made worse by the well-intentioned repair work of hordes of amateur tinkerers." While that may still be a popular view, Glenn Fisher suggests that the actual history of this much-maligned tax should make us less inclined to such easy ridicule.

The frequent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700611207
• ISBN13: 9780700611201
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"