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Economic Commentary

Assessing Fundamental Tax Reform

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Fundamental tax reform remains a hot topic, for reasons that should come as no surprise. The current U.S. tax structure is complex, distortionary, and replete with tax preferences.

01.15.1998EC 1/15/1998

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Altig, David, Alan Auerbach, Laurence Kotlikoff, Kent Smetters, and Jan Walliser. 1998. “Assessing Fundamental Tax Reform.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 1/15/1998.

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