LEADER 02854nam 22006733u 450 001 9910806926003321 005 20240516185003.0 010 $a1-280-77909-8 010 $a9786613689481 010 $a0-8447-4396-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104320 035 $a(EBL)948656 035 $a(OCoLC)855502176 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000739897 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11384298 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739897 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10698346 035 $a(PQKB)10558049 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC948656 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104320 100 $a20130909d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProgressive consumption taxation $ethe X-tax revisited 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLanham $cAEI Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8447-4394-1 327 $aCover 1; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Why Tax Consumption?; 2. The Case for the X Tax; 3. Maintaining Progressivity; 4. Fringe Benefits and Transfer Payments; 5. Business Firms; 6. Financial Services; 7. International Transactions; 8. The Transition; 9. The Nonbusiness Sector; 10. The VAT Alternative; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors; Boilerplate 330 $aThe authors observe that consumption taxation is superior to income taxation because it does not penalize saving and investment and propose that the U.S. income tax system be completely replaced by a progressive consumption tax. They argue that the X tax, developed by the late David Bradford, offers the best form of progressive consumption taxation for the United States and outline concrete proposals for the X tax's treatment of numerous specific economic issues. 606 $aSpendings tax - United States 606 $aValue-added tax - United States 606 $aSpendings tax$zUnited States 606 $aValue-added tax$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aPublic Finance$2HILCC 615 4$aSpendings tax - United States. 615 4$aValue-added tax - United States. 615 0$aSpendings tax 615 0$aValue-added tax 615 7$aPolitical Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aPublic Finance 676 $a332.600973 676 $a336.27140973 700 $aViard$b Alan D$01663814 701 $aCarroll$b Robert J$g(Robert James)$042697 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806926003321 996 $aProgressive consumption taxation$94021399 997 $aUNINA