Part 1 : Theoretical foundations -- Philosophical and constitutional origins of tax policy in the United States -- Spirit, content, and impact: principles of tax policy structure and evaluation -- Part 2 : Taxes on income -- Taxing individual income: misunderstood, but seldom forgotten -- Taxing corporate income : are they people, too? -- Part 3 : Taxes on consumption -- Taxing everyday consumption : tariffs, excises, and sales taxes -- Taxing sinful consumption : tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and sugar -- Part 4 : Taxes on assets -- Taxing land and property : hitting you where you live -- Taxing gifts, estates, and inheritances : death and taxes -- Part 5 : The way forward -- Tax reform : ideas without action

1. Fiscal policy -- United States
2. Taxation -- United States