TY - GEN T1 - Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth A1 - Graetz, Michael J. A2 - Shapiro, Ian LA - English PP - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock PB - Princeton University Press YR - 2006 ED - [Rev. ed.] / UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn705944498 AB - This fast-paced book by Yale professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro unravels the following mystery: How is it that the estate tax, which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? The mystery is all the more striking because the repeal was not done in the dead of night, like a congressional pay raise. It came at the end of a multiyear populist campaign launched by a few individuals, and was heralded by its supporters as a signal achievement for Americans who are committed to t. OP - 378 CN - HJ5805 .G73 2006eb SN - 9781400839186 SN - 1400839181 SN - 1282992023 SN - 9781282992023 SN - 9786612992025 SN - 6612992026 SN - 9780691127897 SN - 0691127891 KW - Inheritance and transfer tax : United States. KW - United States : Politics and government : 2001-2009. KW - États-Unis : Politique et gouvernement : 2001-2009. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : International : Taxation. KW - LAW : Taxation. KW - Inheritance and transfer tax KW - Politics and government KW - United States KW - 2001-2009 ER -