Death by a thousand cuts : the fight over taxing inherited wealth /

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which has been on the books continuously since 1916 and is paid by only the wealthiest two percent of Americans, was repealed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support? T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graetz, Michael J.
Other Authors: Shapiro, Ian
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Edition:[Rev. ed.] /
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=356026
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Content; An American Story; The Battle for Passage; Lessons Learned and Missed; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliographic Essay; Acknowledgments; Index.