Taxation and Resentment : Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes /

Why Americans favor progressive taxation in principle but not in practice. Most Americans support progressive taxation in principle, and want the rich to pay more. But the specific tax policies that most favor are more regressive than progressive. What is behind such a disconnect? In this book, Andr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Andrea Louise
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025]
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History and Nature of the American Tax System
  • 3. Self-Interest I: Attitudes across Taxes
  • 4. Self-Interest II: Attitudes across Individuals
  • 5. Partisan Identification and Ideology
  • 6. Racial Resentment and Tax Attitudes among White Americans
  • 7. State Coercion and Tax Attitudes among Black and Hispanic Americans
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index