- Tax policy
Tax policy is the government's approach to
taxation , both from the practical and normative side of the question.Philosophy
Policymakers debate the nature of the tax structure they plan to implement (i.e., how progressive or regressive) and how they might affect individuals and businesses (i.e.,
tax incidence ).National Insurance in theUnited Kingdom and Social Security in theUnited States are forms ofsocial welfare funded outside their nationalincome tax systems, paid for through worker contributions, something labeled astealth tax by critics.Administration
The implementation of tax policy has always been a tricky business. For example, in pre-revolutionary
colonial America , the argument "No taxation without representation " resulted from the tax policy of the British Crown, which taxed the settlers but offered no say in their government. A more recent American example is PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush 's famous tax policy quote, "."ee also
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Citizens for Tax Justice
*Tax Policy Institute
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