Join Early Retirement Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
The VAT Reader: What a Federal Consumption Tax Would Mean for America
Old 02-28-2011, 09:47 AM   #1
Administrator
MichaelB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,697
The VAT Reader: What a Federal Consumption Tax Would Mean for America

Noticed this from a financial blog. The book is free: PDF and hardcopy. Not a recommendation, but there are some forum members interested in VAT.

Link here taxanalysts.com: Featured Articles -- The VAT Reader: What a Federal Consumption Tax Would Mean for America
__________________
In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.”

― Rudiger Dornbusch
MichaelB is online now   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 Early Retirement and Financial Independence Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

Are you planning to be financially independent as early as possible so you can live life on your own terms? Discuss successful investing strategies, asset allocation models, tax strategies and other related topics in our online forum community. Our members range from young folks just starting their journey to financial independence, military retirees and even multimillionaires. No matter where you fit in you'll find that Early-Retirement.org is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with our members, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create a retirement blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 02-28-2011, 09:52 AM   #2
gone traveling
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,864
Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB View Post
Noticed this from a financial blog. The book is free: PDF and hardcopy. Not a recommendation, but there are some forum members interested in VAT.

Link here taxanalysts.com: Featured Articles -- The VAT Reader: What a Federal Consumption Tax Would Mean for America
Unfortunately, MichaelB, there are forum members interested in more taxes of all kinds...
Westernskies is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2011, 02:32 PM   #3
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,629
These are some consecutive chapter titles:

Bruce Bartlett
The Conservative Case for a VAT

Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The Case Against VAT

Jane G. Gravelle
The Distributional Case Against a VAT

Michael J. Graetz
VAT as the Key to Real Tax Reform

The apparent even-handedness makes the book appealing to me.
Independent is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2011, 02:49 PM   #4
Administrator
MichaelB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,697
Quote:
Originally Posted by Westernskies View Post
Unfortunately, MichaelB, there are forum members interested in more taxes of all kinds...
Westernskies, some people don't limit their reading to like-minded topics, views or authors.
__________________
In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.”

― Rudiger Dornbusch
MichaelB is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2011, 01:22 PM   #5
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Gone4Good's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 5,381
Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB View Post
Westernskies, some people don't limit their reading to like-minded topics, views or authors.
That's just crazy talk.
__________________
Retired early, traveling perpetually.
Gone4Good is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2011, 08:43 PM   #6
gone traveling
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,864
Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB View Post
Westernskies, some people don't limit their reading to like-minded topics, views or authors.
You might be interested to know that I'm reading:

"Born Liberal, Raised Right"by Reb Bradley.

Highly recommend it for an open-minded bibliophile like you.
Westernskies is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Are you afraid that the tax system will be changed to VAT, making a Roth a bad deal? swampwiz FIRE and Money 153 05-02-2010 06:08 AM
FIRE Easier If VAT Replaced Income Tax? RetireeRobert FIRE and Money 54 11-16-2007 07:00 PM
federal tax on military lloyds FIRE and Money 0 03-21-2007 01:57 PM
Help: Federal Tax in ER Sam FIRE and Money 10 11-29-2006 08:52 PM

» Quick Links

 
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:23 AM.
 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.