The following text field will produce suggestions that follow it as you type.

Popular Categories

Read My Lips by Vanessa Williamson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare Read My Lips by Vanessa Williamson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Vanessa Williamson

$29.99

A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxesConventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents a surprising picture of tax attitudes in the United States. Vanessa Williamson demonstrates that Americans view taxpaying as a civic responsibility and a moral obligation. But they worry that others are shirking their duties, in part because the experience of taxpaying misleads Americans about who pays taxes and how much. Perceived "loopholes" convince many income tax filers that a flat tax might actually raise taxes on the rich, and the relative invisibility of the sales and payroll taxes encourages many to underestimate the sizable tax contributions made by poor and working people. Americans see being a taxpayer as a role worthy of pride and respect, a sign that one is a contributing member of the community and the nation. For this reason, the belief that many Americans are not paying their share is deeply corrosive to the social fabric. The widespread misperception that immigrants, the poor, and working-class families pay little or no taxes substantially reduces public support for progressive spending programs and undercuts the political standing of low-income people. At the same time, the belief that the wealthy pay less than their share diminishes confidence that the political process represents most people. Upending the idea of Americans as knee-jerk opponents of taxes, Read My Lips examines American taxpaying as an act of political faith. Ironically, the depth of the American civic commitment to taxpaying makes the failures of the tax system, perceived and real, especially potent frustrations. | Read My Lips by Vanessa Williamson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Compare more products to Vanessa Williamson

Read My Lips by Vanessa Williamson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Read My Lips by Vanessa Williamson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $50.00
Don't Read My Lips by April Brucker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Don't Read My Lips by April Brucker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $25.95
Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $27.99
Let Your Lips Speak Life by Ardre Orie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Let Your Lips Speak Life by Ardre Orie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $24.95
Ellipses by Vanessa Lawrence, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Ellipses by Vanessa Lawrence, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $37.99
Lips by Constance Congdon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Lips by Constance Congdon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $17.95
Remember I'm Yours by Vanessa Luisa, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Remember I'm Yours by Vanessa Luisa, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $15.99
Words in My Hands by Diane Lane Chambers, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Words in My Hands by Diane Lane Chambers, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $23.49
Voices by Deborah LeBlanc, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Voices by Deborah LeBlanc, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $18.50
Kiss By Kiss by Vicki Milliken, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Kiss By Kiss by Vicki Milliken, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $17.97
Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-newton, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-newton, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $24.99
Cool Shades by Vanessa Brown, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Cool Shades by Vanessa Brown, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $59.95
From my Eyes by Veronica Halfen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

From my Eyes by Veronica Halfen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $13.02
Love Songs, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Love Songs, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $15.54
Something Good by Vanessa Miller, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...

Something Good by Vanessa Miller, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Coles

Current price: $21.00
Powered by Adeptmind