{"product_id":"the-silence-of-congress-joseph-f-zimmerman-9780791472064","title":"The Silence of Congress: State Taxation of Interstate Commerce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArgues for greater congressional oversight of state taxation of interstate commerce.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Silence of Congress is the first book to examine state taxation of interstate commerce and the relative inactivity on the part of Congress to regulate such commerce. As states actively seek to maximize tax revenues, congressional silence has affected both citizens and corporations and resulted in myriad tax inequalities from one state to another on such things as personal income, estates, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, tourism, and even visiting athlete status. Inconsistencies also affect a state's ability to attract and hold lucrative business investments such as sports franchises and gambling facilities. Noting that Congress has been slow to take advantage of the broad powers granted it by the United States Constitution in this area, Joseph F. Zimmerman evaluates the usefulness of Adam Smith's four universally acclaimed maxims of fair taxation and recommends changes to ground rules that would increase cooperation between states while aiding in the creation of a more perfect economic union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph F. Zimmerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 079147206X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791472064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.72d","brand":"Joseph F. Zimmerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438009823487,"sku":"9780791472064","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4297436e-f2e9-40f2-843f-6a8f017145b7.jpg?v=1777168185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silence-of-congress-joseph-f-zimmerman-9780791472064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}