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Taxation And Inequality: A Case For The Vat., Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Taxation And Inequality: A Case For The Vat., Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
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The author shows that a progressive income tax has had little effect on after-tax income inequality. Social programs, however, do create a more equal society. He proposes a national sales tax—a value-added tax—to finance more such social programs as America's best route to a more equal society.