Adam Smith's Recommendations on Taxation
This page, authored by Nadia Weiner, provides a summary of Adam Smith's views on taxation, and a collection of quotes from
The Wealth of Nations related to principles of taxation.
Congressional Budget Office
This site contains information about current federal taxation and spending issues.
Dr. Quiggly's Museum of Tax Oddities
An interesting collection of unusual tax laws (visit
The Hall of Ancient Relics while at this site).
Federal Tax Code
An online version of the federal tax code.
Historical Income and Poverty Tables
U.S. Census historical statistics on the distribution of income and poverty levels in the U.S.
Social Security Administration
Find out more about the operation of the social security system at this site.
Tax Reform Proposals
A collection of links to online information and articles concerning a variety of recent flat-tax proposals.
TaxWeb
A collection of links to federal, state, and local tax resources on the internet.
U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty - The Official Statistics
This page contains information about the demographic composition and the geographical distribution of individuals living in poverty in the U.S.
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Worsening American Income Inequality: Is world trade to blame?"
Gary Burtless argues that the increase in income inequality in the U.S. is the result of structural changes in the U.S. labor market, and is not the result of foreign trade.