Entry:

Edlund, Jonas, "Progressive Taxation Farewell?- Attitudes to Income Redistribution and Taxation in Sweden, Great Britain, and the U.S." In The End of the Welfare State? Responses to State Retrenchment, edited by Stefan Svallfors and Peter Taylor-Gooby, New York, New York: Routledge, 1999, Pgs. 106-134.


Abstract:

The majority of people in Sweden, Great Britain, and the U.S. support the principle of progressive taxation. Across the countries, public disapproval of how taxes are distributed is common. Social conflicts about progressive taxation vary between each country.

GSS Years:

1990

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1991-92

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
GOVEQINC

GOVMNT SHOULD REDUCE INC DIFFERENTIALS

INCGAP

INCOME DIFFERENTIALS IN USA TOO BIG

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

TAXRICH

TAXES ON HIGH INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH

TAXMID

TAXES ON MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH

TAXPOOR

TAXES ON LOW INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH

TAXSHARE

SHOULD RICH PAY BIGGER SHARE OF TAXES?

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

POLVIEWY

LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE-VERSION Y