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Should Divorce Be More Taxing?: Structuring Tax Reduction To Reduce Inequality, Stephanie H. Mcmahon May 2015

Should Divorce Be More Taxing?: Structuring Tax Reduction To Reduce Inequality, Stephanie H. Mcmahon

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

Current law makes divorce a time for minimizing some couples’ taxes. The group who benefit from the reduction are unlikely to be those in greatest financial need following divorce. Existing divorce-related taxation focuses on shifting the tax burden between spouses, the implicit and explicit elections that enable this shifting, and the classification of who should be entitled to this tax reduction. This article argues that Congress should focus tax reduction on those with minimal resources following divorce to ensure an equitable distribution of the nation’s tax burden. This article proposes an alternative tax regime more consistent with mitigating inequality. Instead …


The Impact Of Opt-In Privacy Rules On Retail Credit Markets: A Case Study Of Mbna, Fred H. Cate, Michael Staten Jan 2003

The Impact Of Opt-In Privacy Rules On Retail Credit Markets: A Case Study Of Mbna, Fred H. Cate, Michael Staten

Articles by Maurer Faculty

U.S. privacy laws are increasingly moving from a presumption that consumers must object to ("opt out" of) uses of personal data they wish to prohibit to a requirement that they must explicitly consent ("opt in") to uses they wish to permit. Despite the growing reliance on opt-in rules, there has been little empirical research on their costs. This Article examines the impact of opt-in on MBNA Corporation, a diversified, multinational financial institution. The authors demonstrate that opt-in would raise account acquisition costs and lower profits, reduce the supply of credit and raise credit card prices, generate more offers to uninterested …


Once Is Not Enough: Preserving Consumers' Rights To Bankruptcy Protection, Susan L. Dejarnatt Apr 1999

Once Is Not Enough: Preserving Consumers' Rights To Bankruptcy Protection, Susan L. Dejarnatt

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Acceleration Clause Disclosure: A Truth In Lending Policy Analysis, Patrick E. Hoog Oct 1977

Acceleration Clause Disclosure: A Truth In Lending Policy Analysis, Patrick E. Hoog

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Seller Unequal Bargaining Power And The Judicial Process, Alan Schwartz Apr 1974

Seller Unequal Bargaining Power And The Judicial Process, Alan Schwartz

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Optimality And The Cutoff Of Defenses Against Financers Of Consumer Sales, Alan Schwartz Jan 1974

Optimality And The Cutoff Of Defenses Against Financers Of Consumer Sales, Alan Schwartz

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Validity Of Revolving Charge Accounts In Indiana, Robert W. Sikkel Apr 1973

Validity Of Revolving Charge Accounts In Indiana, Robert W. Sikkel

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.