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Fixing the Tax System

Support Fairer, Simpler, and More Adequate Taxation

William G. Gale
January 17, 2008
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A good tax system raises the revenues needed to finance government spending in a manner that is as simple, equitable, stable, and conducive to economic growth as possible. But the challenge for the next President will be to make reform work not just in the abstract, but in the real world, where special interests often rule the roost. The next President should support reforms that would tax all income once (only) at the full tax rate, simplify and streamline the tax code, and, of course, raise sufficient revenues. This paper proposes a package of specific reforms to achieve these goals.

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