Take Back the Center
Progressive Taxation for a New Progressive Agenda
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- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2012
Summary
Midcentury America was governed from the center, a bipartisan consensus of politicians and public opinion that supported government spending on education, the construction of a vast network of interstate highways, healthcare for senior citizens, and environmental protection. These projects were paid for by a steeply progressive tax code, with a top tax rate at one point during the Republican Eisenhower administration of 91 percent.
Today, a similar agenda of government action (and pro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538671 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262538679 |
| Author: | Peter S. Wenz |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
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About The Author
Peter S. Wenz
Peter S. Wenz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield and University Scholar at the University of Illinois. He is the author of Beyond Red and Blue- How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates (MIT Press) and other books.
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