Rhetoric and Economics in the Estate Tax Debate
In this paper, we evaluate and critique ten principal claims made in recent debates on the estate tax, distinguishing five types of statements: facts, rhetoric, value judgments, economic reasoning, and informed speculation. Economics cannot fully resolve the debate because economic knowledge is inconclusive and because value judgments help determine optimal choices. Nevertheless, economic analysis can contribute substantially to informing these debates and we show that many of the claims on both sides are incorrect or incomplete, given what is known.
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2001
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Authors: | Gale, William G. ; Slemrod, Joel |
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National Tax Journal. - National Tax Association - NTA. - Vol. 54.2001, n. 3, p. 613-27
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National Tax Association - NTA |
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