{"product_id":"america-who-really-pays-the-taxes-paperback","title":"America: Who Really Pays the Taxes? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald L. Barlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames B. Steele\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald L. Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican: Who Really Pays the Taxes? is a disturbing, eye-opening look at a tax system gone out of control. Originally designed to spread the cost of government fairly, our tax code has turned into a gold mine of loopholes and giveaways manipulated by the influential and wealthy for their own benefit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you feel as if the tax laws are rigged against the average taxpayer, you're right: \u003cbr\u003e-- Middle-income taxpayers pick up a growing share of the nation's tax bill, while our most profitable corporations pay little or nothing.\u003cbr\u003e-- Your tax status is effected more by how many lawyers and lobbyists you can afford than by your resources or needs.\u003cbr\u003e-- Our best-known and most successful companies pay more taxes to foreign governments than to our own.\u003cbr\u003e-- Cities and states start bidding wars to attract business through tax breaks -- taxes made up for by the American taxpayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho really pays the taxes? Barlett and Stelle, authors of the best-selling america: What Went Wrong?, offer a graphic expose of what's wrong with our tax system, how it got that way, and how to fix it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald L. Barlett is a Pulitzer-prize investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written about taxation for more than twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.6 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384588845234,"sku":"9780671871574","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ecba9e6d2ffd8d67267616a5798fb481.webp?v=1777888596","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/america-who-really-pays-the-taxes-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}