Should the Rich Pay Higher Taxes?

by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

Americans are conflicted on the issue of whether the government should raise the taxes of the wealthiest Americans. This volume explores the debate and examines the issue from a variety of angles including tax loopholes, the federal deficit, and taxation. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737768596
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Rich Should Pay Higher Taxes David Cay Johnston 11

2 The Rich Should Not Pay Higher Taxes Curtis S. Dubay 23

3 The Warren Buffett Rule Would Equalize Taxation Warren E. Buffett 34

4 The Warren Buffett Rule Would Not Equalize Taxation Curtis S. Dubay 38

5 The Warren Buffett Rule Is a Fraud Patrick Martin 42

6 Why Taxing the Rich Is No Solution Tino Sanandaji Arvid Malm 48

7 Rich Americans Are Not Over-Taxed Sarah Ayres Michael Linden 56

8 Taxing the Rich Will Improve the US Economy Dave Johnson 64

9 Taxing the Rich Will Not Improve the US Economy Michael Medved 69

10 Taxing the Rich Will Not Pay Off the US Deficit David Brown Gabe Horwitz David Kendall 73

11 Low Tax Rates for the Wealthy Have Widened the Gap Between Rich and Poor Andre Damon 82

12 Current High Tax Rates for the Wealthy Have Created Class Divisions Brian T. Carter 86

13 You Can't Tax the Rich Thomas Sowell 91

Organizations to Contact 95

Bibliography 100

Index 104