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Название: Aftermath

Автор: Thomas E. Hall

Издательство: Ingram

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      Copyright © 2014 by the Cato Institute.

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Hall, Thomas E. (Thomas Emerson), 1954-

       Aftermath : the unintended consequences of public policies / Thomas E. Hall.

       pages cm

       Includes bibliographical references.

       ISBN 978-1-939709-38-7 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Policy sciences—United States—Case studies. 2. Political planning—United States—Case studies. 3. Income tax—United States. 4. Cigarettes—Taxation—United States. 5. Minimum wage—United States. 6. Prohibition—United States. I. Title.

      JK468.P64H36 2014

      320.60973--dc23

      Ebook ISBN: 978-1-939709-39-4

      2014017681

      Printed in the United States of America.

      Cover design: Jon Meyers

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       To the memory of my brother Jim

      Contents

       3. Cigarettes: Creating Crime through Taxes

       4. The Minimum Wage: Promoting Teenage Unemployment

       5. The Fruits of Alcohol Prohibition: Poison Booze, Crime, and Corruption

       6. Be Careful What You Wish For

       NOTES

       REFERENCES

       Figures

       2.1 Top and Bottom Federal Marginal Tax Rates on Income, 1913–2011

       2.2 Federal Receipts, Spending, and Budget Surplus, 1929–1940

       2.3 Federal Government Outlays Including and Excluding Transfer Payments, Nominal Values, 1929–2009

       2.4 Federal Government Outlays Including and Excluding Transfer Payments, as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1929–2009

       2.5 Social Security and Medicare Tax Rates, 1937–2010

       4.1 Difference between Unemployment Rates for White Males Ages 16 and 45–54, 1948–1974

       4.2 Difference between Unemployment Rates for Black Males Ages 16 and 45–54, 1948—1974

       4.3 Difference between Unemployment Rates for 16-Year-Old Black Males and 16-Year-Old White Males, 1948–1974

       4.4 Inflation-Adjusted Federal Hourly Minimum Wage, 1938–2010

       5.1 U.S. Pure Alcohol Consumption, 1900–1929

       5.2 Arrests for Drunkenness per 10,000 Population in 383 U.S. Cities, 1910–1929

       5.3 U.S. Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population, 1910–1944

       Tables

       2.1 Federal Employment in Selected Years, 1929–1964

       2.2 Federal Receipts and Outlays as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 2007 and 2010

       2.3 Lifetime Social Security (OASDI) and Medicare (HI) Taxes and Benefits for Those Retiring at Age 65 in 2010

       3.1 Cigarette Taxes and Tax Revenue, Alternative Scenarios

       3.2 Cigarette Tax Rates in Selected States, 1990 and 2011

       4.1 Employment and Wages, 1938–1950

       4.2 Average Union Wage Rates (Hourly), 1955–1956

       5.1 U.S. Per Capita Absolute Alcoholic Beverage Consumption in U.S. Gallons for Drinking Age Population (15+ years), 1710–1840

      This book describes four case studies of the law of unintended consequences as it applies to government policy. The well-known result that government СКАЧАТЬ