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Tax and inequality in the United States
Author(s) -
Bradley Stephanie L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12559
Subject(s) - inequality , extant taxon , race (biology) , sociology , ethnic group , economic inequality , economics , demographic economics , public economics , development economics , gender studies , mathematical analysis , mathematics , evolutionary biology , anthropology , biology
Taxation impacts individuals' lives in significant, and sometimes unequal, ways. While much sociological research examines factors that contribute to economic inequality and policy development, the relationship between inequality and tax policies remains understudied in sociology. In this article, I review extant research highlighting the ways in which taxation is an important site of inequality in the United States. I focus on how some of the most valuable tax policies related to work, marriage, investments, and homeownership contribute to economic inequality with class, gender, and race/ethnicity variation.