<![CDATA[10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes]]>

false <![CDATA[10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes]]> 1000429 1 A short, snappy handbook countering the anti-tax, anti-government rhetoric that permeates our culture and reminding us why taxes lie at the heart of a functioning democracy. "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society."Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Paying taxes. It's something almost everyone loves to hate. 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes makes the case for thinking about taxes in a fresh and progressive way and offers plenty of material for anyone interested in countering the conservative anti-government, anti-tax agenda. Written by activists, economists, teachers, political scientists, and businesspeople, 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes offers an array of powerful arguments that will reframe the tax debate. Chapters on the effect of taxes on the economy, education, the environment, and the distribution of opportunity will arm readers with a wealth of arguments to turn the tables when thinkingor arguingabout taxes and provide a menu of ideas for how to transform the tax code into a tool for social justice. This book will spark a lively and much-needed debate about all manner of tax issues, from the inheritance tax and flat taxes to tax cuts and the role that taxes play in the growing economic divide in the United States. 985920 1 1 2008 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes total:1|3:1| 1 3 14 0 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 19:43:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 19:43:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 13:55:19 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 13:55:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 01:26:16 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 01:26:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 24 09:12:19 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 09:12:23 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 30 19:03:44 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 19:03:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 06:17:44 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 11:57:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 11 15:04:28 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:27:38 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 09 08:57:12 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 08:57:12 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jun 12 06:25:49 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 06:25:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Apr 07 13:37:45 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 13:37:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jan 17 13:50:44 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 13:50:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 15 07:49:27 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 07:49:27 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 06 14:11:52 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 14:12:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jan 05 17:50:06 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 17:50:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1000429