Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

11-15-2007

SSRN Discipline

Legal Scholarship Network; PSN Subject Matter eJournals; Law School Research Papers - Legal Studies; Law & Society eJournals; Law & Society: Public Law eJournals; LSN Subject Matter eJournals; Law School Research Papers - Public Law & Legal Theory; Tax Law & Policy eJournals; Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence & Legal Philosophy eJournals; Political Institutions eJournals; Political Science Network

Abstract

This book surveys the most important details of income property general and selective sales corporate income and other taxes for each of the fifty states The book also discusses how the tax burden is allocated among the poor middle classes and wealthy It provides a picture of each states tax and revenue sources public school funding and other characteristics including population race religious affiliation family income and poverty statistics and major industries In addition to providing a reasonable level of detail that reveals the states strengths and weaknesses the five categories presenting these details foster meaningful comparisons between the states This book is an important tool for evaluating state policies from a fairness perspective it will also be helpful to educators and others in private government and academic sectors who are interested in business investment multijurisdictional and education issues as well as geographical trends addressing population race religion and poverty Click here to download the foreword and methodology

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