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The Matthew Effect And Federal Taxation, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr. Dec 2014

The Matthew Effect And Federal Taxation, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr.

Martin J. McMahon

The “Matthew Effect” is a synonym for the well-known colloquialism, “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” This Article is about the Matthew Effect in the distribution of incomes in the United States and the failure of the federal tax system to address the problem. There has been a strong Matthew Effect in incomes in the United States over the past few decades, with an increasing concentration of income and wealth in the top one percent. Nevertheless, there has been a continuing trend of enacting disproportionately large tax cuts for those at the top of the income pyramid. …


Analyzing Effects And Implications Of Regulating Charitable Hybrid Forms As Charitable Trusts: Round Peg And A Square Hole?, John Tyler Jan 2014

Analyzing Effects And Implications Of Regulating Charitable Hybrid Forms As Charitable Trusts: Round Peg And A Square Hole?, John Tyler

John E. Tyler III

One of the principle motivating forces driving the creation, expansion, and use of new formal hybrid business structures is a desire among entrepreneurs, investors/funders, and policymakers to dedicate financial capital and other resources to areas of society that might not be as clearly or easily pursued under traditional forms. People are seeing opportunities to address social problems in new and different ways with financial resources, business models, and compensation structures and incentives not normally targeted to such problems with the same vigor, if at all. They have wanted clearer and simpler legal contexts within which to pursue their purposes and …