Episode
28
Archive: Americans Like Taxes
October 24, 2017
As Republicans move forward with their tax overhaul, this week’s episode revisits Vanessa Williamson’s interview on the misconception that Americans hate taxes. She outlines how anti-tax policies became popular despite the fact that most Americans support increasing taxes for services they care about.
For more on this topic
- Read Williamson’s brief, Who Pays America’s Taxes?, with Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
- Check out her opinion piece on Trump’s original tax plan during the 2016 campaign.
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