Zum Hauptinhalt springen Zur Suche springen Zur Hauptnavigation springen
Beschreibung

Unmasking the Truth about Tax Cuts

In this essential essay, Thomas Sowell, with his trademark independent-minded approach, challenges the prevailing narratives surrounding tax cuts and "trickle-down" economics. He argues that this often-used term is a distorted simplification, obscuring the nuanced reality of how tax policy impacts economic activity. Sowell provides a clear-eyed perspective, grounded in historical analysis, that will reshape your understanding of prosperity. In this essay, Sowell:

  • debunks the "trickle-down" myth as a misrepresentation of economic arguments;

  • examines the historical context of tax cuts and their actual consequences;

  • highlights the role of incentives in driving economic behavior and growth;

  • offers a vital framework for understanding the complexities of tax policy; and

  • challenges conventional wisdom and encourages critical thinking about economic debates.

Unmasking the Truth about Tax Cuts

In this essential essay, Thomas Sowell, with his trademark independent-minded approach, challenges the prevailing narratives surrounding tax cuts and "trickle-down" economics. He argues that this often-used term is a distorted simplification, obscuring the nuanced reality of how tax policy impacts economic activity. Sowell provides a clear-eyed perspective, grounded in historical analysis, that will reshape your understanding of prosperity. In this essay, Sowell:

  • debunks the "trickle-down" myth as a misrepresentation of economic arguments;

  • examines the historical context of tax cuts and their actual consequences;

  • highlights the role of incentives in driving economic behavior and growth;

  • offers a vital framework for understanding the complexities of tax policy; and

  • challenges conventional wisdom and encourages critical thinking about economic debates.

Über den Autor

Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow in Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has written more than fifty books and countless essays; among the most impactful are Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy, Race and Economics, Knowledge and Decisions, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles, and The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy. His website is [...]

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780817916152
ISBN-10: 0817916156
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sowell, Thomas
Hersteller: Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 228 x 149 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Thomas Sowell
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2012
Gewicht: 0,046 kg
Artikel-ID: 121056217