Book description
Revealing a history that is deep, broad, and infuriating, The Black Tax casts a bold light on the racist practices long hidden in the shadows of America's tax regimes.
American taxation is unfair, and it is most unfair to the very people who critically need its support. Not only…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Black Tax as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Everyone loves taxes, right? Before reading this, I hadn’t realized the outsized role disproportionate allocation of state and local tax revenues plays in perpetuating the gap. One often-repeated untruth is “black people don’t pay taxes.”
I loved how Kahrl debunked that concept and thoroughly explained the role of tax policy (and individual acts) in re-appropriating land and property over multiple generations. I hadn’t made this connection to the problem before taking this deep dive. I was deeply troubled by this one; instance upon instance of plunder across the States.
From Cliff's list on The best books with hard truths that explain why Black wealth lags far behind in America.
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