Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle SamCondition: NewFormat: HardbackSubtitle: Income Taxation in WashingtonISBN-10: 0295982519EAN: 9780295982519ISBN: 9780295982519Publisher: University of Washington PressRelease Date: 10/01/2002Description: In 1932, 60 percent of Washington State voters approved a state income tax. Within less than a year, the measure was struck down as unconstitutional by the state supreme court. Over half a century later, Washington remains one of only eight states without a state income tax. Yet Washington’s conflicts and solutions were by no means unique.Through an examination of how Washingtonians reacted to federal tax policy, responded to national debates over tax issues, and opted for particular forms of taxation for themselves and their property, Phil Roberts elucidates the larger patterns of evolving tax policy in the United States. A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam explores the complex mix of factors underlying tax decisions and demonstrates how taxation politics influenced (and were influenced by) broader economic and cultural forces from the days of Lincoln to the New Deal. Tax systems are shaped by assumptions about economic development, social responsibility, and government influence, as well as cultural outlooks and political philosophies.This inquiry into the connections between politics and tax policy in the Pacific Northwest contributes to an understanding of the priorities that society holds about the place of government in relation to other institutions, the role government should play in the economic lives of its citizens, and t he relative influence of interest groups on the political process over time. A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam demonstrates the roles of governors, legislatures, courts, and average citizens in determining how income taxes were applied or resisted in the Northwest, and the important factors of class and geography in influencing taxation politics. The public debates on the subject are revealing of the role played by urban-rural conflicts in that most fundamental of political issues: taxes -- who decides, who pays, and how much.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 431gAuthor: Phil RobertsGenre: HistoryBook Series: Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle SamTopic: Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2002 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam
Title: A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam
Subtitle: Income Taxation in Washington
ISBN-10: 0295982519
EAN: 9780295982519
ISBN: 9780295982519
Release Date: 10/01/2002
Release Year: 2002
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Series: Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam
Topic: Business & Finance
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam : Income Taxation in Washington
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Taxation
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Phil Roberts
Subject Area: Law, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
