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Abstract
This Note concludes that through the adoption of a consumption tax the United States will benefit from both short-and long-term gains. This Note presents the advantages of consumption taxes and where relevant, discusses a specific consumption tax proposal--the Fairtax Plan. The Author responds to several critiques of consumption taxation, including whether consumption taxes are disproportionately placed on labor, the existence of efficiency gains, the international effects, increased black market activity, and cross-border tax arbitrage.
Recommended Citation
Matthew McMahan,
The International Effects of the Adoption of a Consumption Tax in the United States,
39 Vanderbilt Law Review
519
(2021)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vjtl/vol39/iss2/6