The benefit and the burden tax reform--why we need it and what it will take /

A spirited and insightful examination of the need for American tax reform--arguably the most overdue political debate facing the nation--from one of the most legendary political thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time.

Main Author: Bartlett, Bruce R., 1951-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Physical Description: xiii, 271 pages ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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