Tax Tyranny

‘This book remains a must for all those who want to have a clear view on modern tax systems, on the damages they create, and on the kind of opposition that sensible reform projects are going to meet.’ – Enrico Colombatto, The Independent Review‘The book is written in a non-technical way and accessible to a broad readership. It serves very well as an introductory text for undergraduates, most notably in macroeconomics or public economics, but it also carries a lot of original food for thought that deserve the attention of scholars and tax practitioners.’ – Jörg Guido Hülsmann, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics‘This is a broad-ranging book about the many problems of tax, and one that manages the difficult task of being very knowledgeable about taxation, both the theory and practicalities, whilst also being very readable.’ – Richard Teather, Adam Smith Institute‘Tax Tyranny satisfies the objective it sets itself with aplomb. It offers a superb challenge to the many received wisdoms in tax theory and design and rightly homes in on three fundamental and interrelated problems with tax: its inescapably arbitrary and unfair nature, the discriminatory and capricious character of progressiveness, and the economically ruinous consequences of converting savings and investment into consumption.’ – Rory Meakin, Economic Affairs‘Tax Tyranny by Professor Pascal Salin is a must read for everyone in the “leave us alone” coalition. Activists, think tank leaders, and policymakers will find it to be informative on the dangers high taxes pose to the economy and to living daily life free of government controls. It is a masterpiece from one of the greatest living free-market economists.’ –Lorenzo Montanari, Americans for Tax Reform, US

Pascal Salin, Honorary Professor, University Paris-Dauphine, France and former President of the Mont Pèlerin Society.