Ideal Taxes Association

There are, broadly speaking, three different types of question about a tax. What would increase welfare more – the use that taxpayers would make of the money or the use the government will make of the money? Is the burden of the tax distributed fairly? And what effect will it have on work and saving? -- Attributed to Ursula K. Hicks

Ideal Taxes Association is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to sponsor research on public revenue and expenditure policies and their social and economic effects, and to publish articles and books related thereto.

Trading Away Our Future can be ordered online now:

Here's what the Wikipedia entry on Balanced Trade says about Trading Away Our Future:
A more extensive argument for balanced trade, and a program to achieve balanced trade is presented in Trading Away Our Future, by Raymond Richman, Howard Richman and Jesse Richman. "A minimum standard for ensuring that trade does benefit all is that trade should be relatively in balance."
Here's what the Journal of Economic Literature (Vol 46, p. 782) says about Trading Away Our Future:
Examines the costs and benefits of U.S. trade and tax policies. Discusses why trade deficits matter; root of the trade deficit; the “ostrich” and “eagles” attitudes; how to balance trade; taxation of capital gains; the real estate tax; the corporate income tax; solving the low savings problem; how to protect one’s assets; and a program for a strong America. Raymond Richman is Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and President of the Ideal Taxes Association. Howard Richman teaches economics on the Internet. Jesse Richman is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University. Index.
Here are some of the online reviews: Here are some of Raymond, Howard, and Jesse's recent commentaries:Ideal Taxes Association is now seeking submissions of Working Papers about foreign trade and/or tax reform. If you would like to submit a Working Paper for publication, e-mail it as an attachment in Microsoft WORD format (subject line "Working Paper Submission") to Ideal Taxes Association President Raymond Richman (richmanpitt@aol.com). Ideal Taxes Association is a non-profit that doesn't pay for Working Papers, so you will not receive any compensation. Please include your name, snail mail address, and phone number in your e-mail. By submitting a Working Paper to Ideal Taxes Assocation you are agreeing that we may publish it online and enter it into our permanent online archive. Ideal Taxes Association also retains the right to edit your Working Paper for language and clarity. The author retains all rights to their work.

Following is the Table of Contents with active links if you want to read the Introduction or Chapters 1, 8, or 10. Check out Chapter 10 for a summary of the book's recommendations and contributions:

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