Introduction : tax justice--the uneasy debate / Joseph J. Thorndike and Dennis J. Ventry Jr. -- Equity and the case for progressive taxation / Richard A. Musgrave -- Equity versus efficiency and the U.S. tax system in historical perspective / Dennis J. Ventry Jr. -- Economic history and the...

The rich, the poor, and the taxes they pay -- Who paid the taxes, 1966-85 -- The personal income tax -- Comprehensive income tax reform -- Erosion of the individual income tax -- The comprehensive income tax concept -- Tax reform in the United States -- The family -- Capital gains and losses --...