Episode 28 Archive: Americans Like Taxes
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon · Scholars Strategy Network
October 24, 201724m 21s
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Show Notes
As Republicans move forward with their tax overhaul, this week's episode revisits Vanessa Williamson's interview on the misconception that Americans hate taxes. She outlines how anti-tax policies became popular despite the fact that most Americans support increasing taxes for services they care about.
For more on this topic:
- Read her brief, Who Pays America's Taxes?, with Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
- Check out her opinion piece on Trump's original tax plan during the 2016 campaign.
Further Reading:
- How Republican Approaches to Social Spending Increase Income Inequality in the United States , Christopher Faricy, Syracuse University
- Reforming Tax Policy for the Wealthiest One Percent, Michael Nau, The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center