Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue ix
4. Part I. Why We Need Tax Reform
5. I. The Case For Fundamental Reform 3
6. II. The Broken Politics Of Taxation 17
7. III. Of Pleaders, Zealots, And The Rest Of Us 34
8. IV. Until The Second Child Speaks: First Principles Of Responsible Reform 52
9. Part II. Funding A Competitive America
10. V. Tax Spending 61
11. VI. Shrink The Income Tax 84
12. VII. Reduce The Corporate Income Tax Rate 108
13. VIII. Keep The Wage Tax To Help Fund Social Insurance 126
14. IX. Tax Great Wealth But Protect Farmers And Small Businesses 149
15. X. Protect American Workers From A Tax Increase 161
16. XI. Bring the States Along 182
17. XII. The Plan in Brief 197
18. Appendix 1: Revenues 215
19. Appendix 2: Earned-Income Credit Forms and Worksheet 219
20. Notes 225
21. Glossary 249
22. Acknowledgments 253
23. Index 255