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This volume addresses the central tension in debates between
'mainstream' and 'critical' tax theorists which reflects a clash of
perspectives: is taxation primarily a matter of social science or
of social justice? Should tax policy debates be grounded in
economics or in critical race, feminist, queer, and other outsider
perspectives? With contributions from leading mainstream and
critical tax scholars, this volume takes the first step toward
bridging the gap between these differing perspectives on tax law
and policy.
This volume presents a new approach to today's tax controversies,
reflecting that debates about taxation often turn on the differing
worldviews of the debate participants. For instance, a central
tension in academic tax literature - which is filtering into
everyday discussions of tax law - exists between 'mainstream' and
'critical' tax theorists. This tension results from a clash of
perspectives: Is taxation primarily a matter of social science or
of social justice? Should tax policy debates be grounded in
economics or in critical race, feminist, queer, and other outsider
perspectives? To capture and interrogate what often seems like a
chasm between the different sides of tax debates, this collection
comprises a series of pairs of essays. Each pair approaches a
single area of controversy from two different perspectives - with
one essay usually taking a 'mainstream' perspective and the other a
'critical' perspective. In writing their contributions, the authors
read and incorporated reactions to each other's essays and paid
specific attention to the influence of perspective on both the area
of controversy and their contribution to the debate. With
contributions from leading mainstream and critical tax scholars,
this volume takes the first step toward bridging the gap between
these differing perspectives on tax law and policy.
"Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them"
accessibly explains the myriad ways the law applies to and affects
lesbian and gay lives. Written both concretely and clearly, each
chapter opens with a vivid story about actual experiences of
lesbians and gay men and then uses those experiences as a
springboard for discussing the law. Using his personal and expert
professional experience, Anthony Infanti makes complicated legal
issues approachable, including marriage and its alternatives, bias
crimes, the military, education, employment, housing, medical and
tax planning, and parenting. Going beyond a mere summary of the
law, this book provides both legal and nonlegal strategies for
coping with and effecting positive change in the law as it affects
the lives of lesbians and gay men. The book also contains an
appendix with a list of useful resources for lesbians, gay men, and
those who care about them.Read an article in the Pittsburgh City
Paper that discusses Infanti and "Everyday Law for Gays and
Lesbians" 'http: //www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws
"Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them"
accessibly explains the myriad ways the law applies to and affects
lesbian and gay lives. Written both concretely and clearly, each
chapter opens with a vivid story about actual experiences of
lesbians and gay men and then uses those experiences as a
springboard for discussing the law. Using his personal and expert
professional experience, Anthony Infanti makes complicated legal
issues approachable, including marriage and its alternatives, bias
crimes, the military, education, employment, housing, medical and
tax planning, and parenting. Going beyond a mere summary of the
law, this book provides both legal and nonlegal strategies for
coping with and effecting positive change in the law as it affects
the lives of lesbians and gay men. The book also contains an
appendix with a list of useful resources for lesbians, gay men, and
those who care about them.Read an article in the Pittsburgh City
Paper that discusses Infanti and "Everyday Law for Gays and
Lesbians" 'http: //www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws
How tax law perpetuates injustice but might instead be used as a
powerful force for creating a more just and equitable society The
relationship between tax law and society, Anthony C. Infanti
asserts, is too often overlooked by those who work outside of the
field of fiscal policy. Yet, the way a country collects and spends
its revenue can be viewed as a quantifiable reflection of how a
country sees itself, sending messages about both what it values now
and what it aspires to be in the future. Tax and Time sheds light
on two of the most misunderstood universal human experiences: time
and taxes. Anthony C. Infanti asserts that time in tax law is the
product of pure imagination and calls into question the world
beyond time that we have created for ourselves. Written with
clarity and powerful insight, Tax and Time demonstrates how the tax
laws have been used to imaginatively manipulate time in ways that
perpetuate economic and social injustice. With its social justice
focus, the book brings a sorely needed critical perspective to
technical tax policy discussions. Infanti calls for a systematic
reexamination and reworking of the relationship between time and
tax law, asserting that the power of the legal imagination to
manipulate time in tax law can both correct past injustices and
help us to envision—and actually work toward—a better and more
just society.
Could a feminist perspective change the shape of tax laws? Feminist
reasoning and analysis are recognized as having tremendous
potential to affect employment discrimination, sexual harassment,
and reproductive rights laws - but they can likewise transform tax
law (as well as other statutory or code-based areas of the law). By
highlighting the importance of perspective, background, and
preconceptions on reading and interpreting statutes, this volume
shows what a difference feminist analysis can make to statutory
interpretation. Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions brings
together a group of scholars and lawyers to rewrite tax decisions
in which a feminist emphasis would have changed the outcome, the
court's reasoning, or the future direction of the law. Featuring
cases including medical expense deductions for fertility treatment,
gender confirmation surgery, tax benefits for married individuals,
the tax treatment of tribal lands, and business expense deductions,
this volume opens the way for a discussion of how viewpoint is a
key factor in statutory interpretation.
Tax law is political. This book highlights and explains the major
themes and methodologies of a group of scholars who challenge the
traditional claim that tax law is neutral and unbiased. The
contributors to this volume include pioneers in the field of
critical tax theory, as well as key thinkers who have sustained and
expanded the investigation into why the tax laws are the way they
are and what impacts tax laws have on historically disempowered
groups. This volume, assembled by two law professors who work in
the field, is an accessible introduction to this new and growing
body of scholarship. It is a resource not only for scholars and
students in the fields of taxation and economics, but also for
those who engage with critical race theory, feminist legal theory,
queer theory, class-based analysis, and social justice generally.
Tax is the one area of law that affects everyone in our society,
and this book is crucial to understanding its impact.
Tax law is political. This book highlights and explains the major
themes and methodologies of a group of scholars who challenge the
traditional claim that tax law is neutral and unbiased. The
contributors to this volume include pioneers in the field of
critical tax theory, as well as key thinkers who have sustained and
expanded the investigation into why the tax laws are the way they
are and what impacts tax laws have on historically disempowered
groups. This volume, assembled by two law professors who work in
the field, is an accessible introduction to this new and growing
body of scholarship. It is a resource not only for scholars and
students in the fields of taxation and economics, but also for
those who engage with critical race theory, feminist legal theory,
queer theory, class-based analysis, and social justice generally.
Tax is the one area of law that affects everyone in our society,
and this book is crucial to understanding its impact.
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