A fine mess : a global quest for a simpler, fairer, and more efficient tax system / T.R. Reid.

New York : Penguin Press, 2017.

2017

HJ2381 .R45 2017

9781594205514 (hbk)
1594205515 (hbk)
9780735223967 (ebk)

278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

(OCoLC)959037284

The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Crammed with loopholes and special interest provisions, it works for no one except tax lawyers, accountants, and huge corporations. Not for the first time, we have reached a breaking point-- in fact, we reach one every thirty-two years. T.R. Reid crisscrosses the globe in search of exact solutions to the urgent tax problems of the United States. With an uncanny knack for making a complex subject not just accessible but gripping, he investigates what makes good taxation (no, that's not an oxymoron) and brings that knowledge home where it is needed most. Reid presses the case for sensible root-and-branch reforms that will affect everyone. Doing our taxes will never be America's favorite pastime, but it can and should be so much easier and fairer. -- Adapted from dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.

Onsite Print Resources
Shared Records
All Resources

Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund