Regressive Tax Rates and the Unethical Taxation of Salaried Income

In a regressive tax system, lower-income taxpayers pay larger percentages of their incomes in taxes compared to higher-income taxpayers. Although most policymakers and citizens view regressive taxation as generally unfair and unethical, the U.S. tax system taxes wage, salary, and self-employment inc...

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Authors: Nichols, Donald R. (Author) ; Wempe, William F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 4, Pages: 553-566
Further subjects:B tax policy
B regressive tax
B social security tax
B marginal tax rate
B progressive tax
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