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Taxation: Law, Planning, And Policy, David Gamage, Michael Livingston
Taxation: Law, Planning, And Policy, David Gamage, Michael Livingston
David Gamage
This is a sample version of the Introduction, Table of Contents, Background and Basic Themes section, and first chapter, from the second edition of the casebook "Taxation: Law, Planning, and Policy". This sample is posted with the permission of LexisNexis publishing for review purposes by students and instructors.
Managing Fiscal Volatility By Redefining ‘Tax Cuts’ And ‘Tax Hikes’, David Gamage, Jeremy Bearer-Friend
Managing Fiscal Volatility By Redefining ‘Tax Cuts’ And ‘Tax Hikes’, David Gamage, Jeremy Bearer-Friend
David Gamage
This report analyzes how states should cope with fiscal volatility at the level of institutional-design policy. We propose that states reconsider how they define terms like ‘‘tax cuts’’ and ‘‘tax hikes.’’ By adopting a new baseline for defining those terms, states can increase the likelihood of using tax rate adjustments to cope with fiscal volatility rather than more harmful spending fluctuations.