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On the record: Benefits of a progressive consumption tax: a conversation with Alan D. Viard


Abstract: Alan D. Viard, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, reviews the budget outlook, the need for tax reform and the benefits of moving to a progressive consumption tax. He also discusses his forthcoming book, Progressive Consumption Taxation: The X Tax Revisited, which he coauthored with Robert Carroll of Ernst & Young.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Part of Series: Southwest Economy

Publication Date: 2012

Issue: Q1

Pages: 8-9

Order Number: 1