Do tax breaks benefit the economy? /

Do tax breaks benefit the economy? / Amanda Hiber, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 116 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Economy .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-110) and index.

Tax incentives for energy conservation would benefit the economy / Elias Blawie, Alison Freeman-Gleason, and Todd Glass -- Tax incentives for energy conservation do not benefit the economy / Chris Edwards -- Extending credits to payroll taxes would be good for the economy / Michael Lind -- Family tax credits are not good for the economy / Shawn Macomber -- Tax breaks for hedge fund managers do not benefit the economy / Randall Dodd -- Additional housing tax credits would not benefit the economy / Gerald Prante -- Making tax credits refundable would benefit the economy / Fred T. Goldberg Jr., Lily L. Batchelder, and Peter R. Orszag -- Reducing Corporate taxes would strengthen the economy / Thomas G. Donlan -- Reducing corporate taxes weakens the economy / Kristian Weise -- Repealing the estate tax would benefit the economy / Don Rogers -- Modifying the estate tax into an inheritance tax would benefit the economy / The Economist -- Reducing taxes on savings would benefit the economy / Martin Feldstein -- Repealing the alternative minimum tax would benefit the economy / Mike Crapo.

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Social Science.


United States--Economic policy--Juvenile literature.

336.24160973 / HIB-D 2009 13430