Read My Lips - Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes

A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxes Conventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents a surprising picture of tax attitudes in the United States. Vanessa Williamson demonstrates th

About the author

Vanessa S. Williamson is a fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. She is the coauthor of The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism.

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A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxes Conventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents a surprising picture of tax attitudes in the United States. Vanessa Williamson demonstrates th

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"An inspired, engaging, and thought-provoking contribution to social policy, economic sociology, and our understanding of the relationship between the state and society."---Cristobal Young, Contemporary Society

Product details

• Authors: Vanessa Williamson, Vanessa S. Williamson, Williamson Vanessa
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691174556
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17455-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Texas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Taxation, Civil rights & citizenship, Central / national / federal government policies, Civics and citizenship, Central government policies, Public finance and taxation