The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion Toward Social Tax Expenditures

by Christopher Ellis and Christopher Faricy

Despite high levels of inequality and wage stagnation over several decades, the United States has done relatively little to address these problems--at least in part due to public opinion, which remains highly influential in determining the size and scope of social welfare programs that provide direct benefits to retirees, unemployed workers or poor families. On the other hand, social tax expenditures--or tax subsidies that help citizens pay for expenses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871544407
• ISBN13: 9780871544407
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"