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What's the point of preventing high-earning taxpayers from using CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board)?
I read that CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board) does not accept taxpayers with an income above some threshold. Why banning them from using CalFile?
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Can a reduction of employer taxation lead to more equal income?
In Argentina, it's usually said that the economic burden on employers is very heavy (just an example). So much so that, if it were lifted, more people would become employed, but I don't quite ...
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Are there polls on US public support for a wealth tax?
Various Democratic candidates, including Warren and Sanders have proposed a wealth tax.
Details differ between these plans, of course, but are there any polls on US public acceptance of a wealth tax ...
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Why did FDR decide to implement a maximum wage through taxation rather than a simple ceiling?
In 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) asked Congress to implement a 100% tax on all incomes over $25,000 (around $375,000 today). This was backed by the unions and a clear majority of the ...
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What is the relationship between government expenditure and the quality of life?
Can we say, in general, what is the relationship between relative government expenditure (or the total taxation) and the average quality of life?
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Why not have a wealth dependent income tax?
Usually states implement a progressive tax. So people with a higher income have to pay a higher tax rate.
However I think that this is not helping much to distribute wealth more equally. Instead I ...
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