The Overwhelming Case Against the Corporate Tax

Martin A. Sullivan

Chapter Chapter 3 in Corporate Tax Reform, 2011, pp 25-34 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract For a book that is supposed to provide objective analysis, the title of this chapter may seem a little overbearing. After all, aren’t there two sides to every story? Well, when it comes to the economics of corporate tax, the answer is a big fat no. There is no economic justification for its existence. This statement boils the blood of liberals, and it surprises most of the general public. Sorry to hurt people’s feelings, but there is no escaping the truth. And this is the almost universally accepted view among economists, both Republican and Democrat. In fact, of all the bad taxes out there, economists consider the corporate tax the most harmful to economic growth.

Keywords: Capital Stock; Capital Gain; Corporate Sector; Corporate Profit; Business Income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4302-3928-4_3

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