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Postpartum Taxation And The Squeezed Out Mom, Shannon Weeks Mccormack
Postpartum Taxation And The Squeezed Out Mom, Shannon Weeks Mccormack
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Faced with too-short (or nonexistent) maternity leaves, inflexible work schedules, and the soaring costs of childcare in the United States, many new mothers temporarily leave the workforce to care for their young children. Although media attention has focused on the “opt-out” mom, many more mothers are squeezed out of the external workplace. But mothers that try to return to work may discover that it is difficult to do so, as employers have been shown to be less likely to hire mothers than others. A mother that does reenter may find that even short periods out of work cost (sometimes far) …
Peter Mieszkowski And The General Equilibrium Revolution In Public Finance, James R. Hines Jr.
Peter Mieszkowski And The General Equilibrium Revolution In Public Finance, James R. Hines Jr.
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The importance of understanding the implications of general equilibrium is by now abundantly clear to researchers analyzing public fi nance issues. What is perhaps less apparent is that this was not always so. The study of public fi nance was radically transformed during the 15 years between 1959 and 1974 by the pioneering efforts of a small number of leading scholars, notably including Peter Mieszkowski. Thanks to their efforts, the analysis of applied problems in public finance moved from partial equilibrium to general equilibrium, providing the methods and insights that characterize modern public economics. The transformation began with the publication …
Tax Incentives For Economic Development: Personal (And Pessimistic) Reflections, Edward A. Zelinsky
Tax Incentives For Economic Development: Personal (And Pessimistic) Reflections, Edward A. Zelinsky
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The Once And Future Property Tax: A Dialogue With My Younger Self, Edward A. Zelinsky
The Once And Future Property Tax: A Dialogue With My Younger Self, Edward A. Zelinsky
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As I look back on my youth (expansively defined as the first 40 years of my life), everywhere I went, the local real property tax was perceived as both bad and doomed. If I could speak with the brash young law student/graduate student/alderman I once was, he would undoubtedly tell me, with great confidence, that by the beginning of the next century (which then seemed very far away) the property tax would no longer play a role in the system of local public finance.
Alas, he was wrong.
This essay explains why the young man I once was, confident of …
Are Tax "Benefits" For Religious Institutions Constitutionally Dependent On Benefits For Secular Entities?, Edward A. Zelinsky
Are Tax "Benefits" For Religious Institutions Constitutionally Dependent On Benefits For Secular Entities?, Edward A. Zelinsky
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The Supreme Court generally conditions tax exemptions, deductions, and exclusions for religious organizations and activities upon the simultaneous extension of such benefits to secular institutions and undertakings. The Court's position flows logically from its acceptance of the premise that tax exemptions, deductions, and exclusions constitute subsidies. However, the "subsidy" label is usually deployed in a conclusory and unconvincing fashion. The First Amendment is best understood as permitting governments to refrain from taxation to accommodate the autonomy of religious actors and activities; hence, tax benefits extended solely to religious institutions should pass constitutional muster as recognition of that autonomy.
The American Dream In Legislation: The Role Of Popular Symbols In Wealth Tax Policy, William S. Blatt
The American Dream In Legislation: The Role Of Popular Symbols In Wealth Tax Policy, William S. Blatt
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