The impact of labor taxes on labor supply : an international perspective /
As the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire in 2010, ambitious health care legislation is moving through Congress, and entitlement programs are growing at unsustainable rates, U.S. policymakers face important questions about the optimal size and scope of federal spending. The federal government finan...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Lanham, Md. :
AEI Press ; Distributed by Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group,
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| Summary: | As the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire in 2010, ambitious health care legislation is moving through Congress, and entitlement programs are growing at unsustainable rates, U.S. policymakers face important questions about the optimal size and scope of federal spending. The federal government finances its spending through labor taxes, including taxes on income, payroll, and consumption-taxes that generate significant disincentives for employment. In Taxes, Transfers, and Labor Supply: An International Perspective, Richard Rogerson contends that the unintended consequences of increased labor t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 113 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780844743578 0844743577 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |