That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest who will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 18771929. Published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk on january 15 when we host rebecca edwards, professor of history. Her talk is titled, sex on the frontier fertility in americas antebellum empire. Rebecca edwards is a very eminent historian who would you would expect to get quite a draw from, but a presentation of that title, i think this is something that cannot be missed. Professor mehrotra is the associate dean for research, professor of law. A fellow at Indiana University. He received his j. D. At Georgetown University law center and his ph. D. At the university of chicago. He has served as the codirector of the Indiana University center of law, society and culture. Before arriving at Indiana University, he was a doctoral fellow at the American War Founda
Im richard mcculley. Todays talk is the last of 2014. A year when weve really been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest who will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 18771929. Published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk on january 15 when we host rebecca edwards, professor of history. Her talk is titled, sex on the frontier fertility in americas antebellum empire. Rebecca edwards is a very eminent historian who would you would expect to get quite but a presentation of that title, i think this is something they cannot be missed. Professor mehrotra is the associate dean for research, professor of law. A fellow at Indiana University. He received his j. D. At Georgetown University law center and his ph. D. At the university of chicago. He has served as the c
Next, legal and tax historian discusses is both making the modern american fiscal state. Law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation. 1877 to 1929. He explains how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from aggressive consumption taxes to a more direct and progressive tax on income with the passage of the 16th amendment. The National Archives center for legislative archives posted this event in december 2014. Thank you for attending todays researcher talk. Im richard mcculley, todays top is the last of 2014. A year when weve really been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang and todays guest will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state. Law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 1877 to 1929. Published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk on january 15th when we host rebecca edwards. Profe
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