An edition of Wealth and our commonwealth
(2002)
Wealth and our commonwealth
why America should tax accumulated fortunes
by Bill Gates Sr.
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Inheritance and transfer tax, Erbschaftsteuer, Impôts, Successions et héritages, SuccessierechtPlaces
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Wealth and our commonwealth: why America should tax accumulated fortunes
2002, Beacon Press
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080704718X 9780807047187
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: what kind of nation do we want to be?
Revenue loss and tax burden shift
Impact on state treasuries
The estate tax and inequality
Concentrated wealth and democracy
Concentrated wealth and equality of opportunity
Growing inequality is bad economic policy
Inequality and our civic and public health
Does the estate tax have an impact?
Chapter 2: the origins of America's estate tax
The lost debate
American values : the roots of the estate tax
The gilded age and movement for an estate tax
Early inheritance and estate taxation
Supporters of the estate tax
The establishment of the estate tax
Chapter 3: opposition to the estate tax
The effort to repeal the estate tax
Inside the D.C. beltway
"Death tax" : what's in a name?
Orange county, California
Seattle, Washington
The hidden face of real estate taxpayers
The estate tax down on the farm
The estate tax and family owned enterprises
The case for repeal : unsound and misleading arguments
Chapter 4: the showdown
The budget showdown
Fiscal responsibility and the rising costs of estate tax repeal
Organizing to oppose complete repeal
The estate tax : a summary of changes
Chapter 5: what we owe our society
What is it worth to be an American?
A religious perspective on wealth and society
The estate tax and charitable giving
Our civic wealth
The estate tax and charity
A new spirit of giving?
What about the children? : the dangers of the silver spoon.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165).
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