Summary
Conventional wisdom dictates that those goods which are said to cause harm or impose costs on society deserve a special tax. For centuries, governments have levied these “sin taxes” on alcohol and tobacco, but the list of taxable sins has now grown to include soda and marijuana, with calls to impose further taxes on plastic bags, meat, and even robots and carbon. Contrary to what experts and policymakers tell us, many of these alleged sins impose very little, if any, cost on society, and the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783030491758 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3030491757 |
| Author: | Michael Thom |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Imprint: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 210mm x 149mm |
About The Author
Michael Thom
Michael Thom is an Associate Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, USA. He teaches courses in public finance, public budgeting, and regulation. He is the author of Tax Politics and Policy (2017), and his research on public finance issues, from corporate tax incentives to public sector pensions, has appeared in journals including Public Administration Review, the American Review of Public Administration, State and Local Government Review, and American Politics Research.
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