The Case Against Tax Reform in 1985

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

3-1-1985

Series Information

Occasional Paper 40

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

The Treasury Department's tax reform proposals in 1985 should be opposed because they would 1) reduce incentives for new investment; 2) reduce venture capital for high-tech and other enterprises; 3) raise the tax burden on small businesses; 4) would create uncertainty for investors regarding future tax rules; 5) reduce economic growth; and 6) weaken the financial position of states and of private non-profit institutions.

Keywords

Tax Reform, Tax Loopholes

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7MK6B20

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7MK6B20

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "The Case Against Tax Reform in 1985", Occasional Paper 40, 1985, doi:10.7936/K7MK6B20.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/93.