The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay
Author | : Emmanuel Saez |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2019-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781324002734 |
ISBN-13 | : 1324002735 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: “The most important book on government policy that I’ve read in a long time.” —David Leonhardt, New York Times Even as they have become fabulously wealthy, the ultra-rich have seen their taxes collapse to levels last seen in the 1920s. Meanwhile, working-class Americans have been asked to pay more. The Triumph of Injustice presents a forensic investigation into this dramatic transformation, written by two economists who have revolutionized the study of inequality. Blending history and cutting-edge economic analysis, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman offer a comprehensive view of America’s tax system alongside a visionary, democratic, and practical reinvention of taxes.