FOLLOW THE MONEY: A History of Taxation in the United States

This book follows a single thread through the entire history of the American republic: money. Specifically, it traces who was made to pay taxes, who lobbied to change the rules, how they did it, and what they gained. The story that emerges is not the civics-class narrative of fair contribution to the common good. It is a story of relentless pressure by concentrated wealth and organized industry to...