U.S. TAX PROGRESSIVITY AND REDISTRIBUTION

IF 1.8 3区经济学 Q2 BUSINESS, FINANCE

National Tax Journal Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.17310/ntj.2020.4.04

David Splinter

引用次数: 13

Abstract

U.S. federal taxes have become more progressive since 1979, largely due to more generous tax credits for lower income individuals. Though top statutory rates fell substantially, this affected few taxpayers and was offset by decreased use of tax shelters, such that high-income average tax rates have been relatively stable. Redistribution, which accounts for both taxes and transfers, has also increased according to Congressional Budget Office data. Measures of progressivity and redistribution, however, capture different aspects of policy. Over the longer run, earlier decreases suggest a U-shaped tax progressivity curve since WWII, with the minimum occurring in 1986.

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美国税收累进和再分配

自1979年以来，美国联邦税收变得更加累进，这主要是由于对低收入个人的税收抵免更加慷慨。尽管最高法定税率大幅下降，但这几乎没有影响到纳税人，并被避税天堂的使用减少所抵消，因此高收入的平均税率一直相对稳定。根据国会预算办公室的数据，包括税收和转移在内的再分配也有所增加。然而，进步性和再分配的衡量标准涵盖了政策的不同方面。从长远来看，早期的下降表明，自二战以来，税收累进率呈U型曲线，最低值出现在1986年。

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National Tax Journal Multiple-

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3.40

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11.80%

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