Browsing W&L University Student Scholarship by Subject "Taxation"
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Complexity, Regressivity, and Income Disparity: Self-defeating Aspects of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Unfortunately, the EITC [Earned Income Tax Credit] has failed to live up to its promise. The complexity inherent in the current version of the Credit has, to a certain extent, actually decreased true progressivity in ... -
Income Inequality in America: How Politics and Policy Have Failed the American Poor
The fight against inequality in America will need to be founded upon five major reforms. These reforms include campaign finance reform, publicly funded outreach campaigns to the poor, more redistributive tax policy, more ... -
The Key to the Future: Educational Funding in Alabama
In order to understand fully the effects of poverty on education, a detailed study of the state's taxation system must be undertaken. The regressiveness of Alabama's tax structure guarantees that equal opportunity will not ...