Evolution of federal income tax withholding: the machinery of institutional change

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A study examines reasons for the legalization and enforcement of mandatory federal income tax withholding in the US. The power to tax is essential for the government to garner funds for welfare payments. Also, limits on the state's power to tax reflect on its capacity to act. Hence the removal of restrictions on the power to tax was accomplished with the establishment of mandatory withholding in 1943. Also examined are historical conditions and politico-economic aspects of the acceptance of federal income tax withholding by the people of the US.

United States, Taxation, Laws, regulations and rules, Income tax, Withholding tax

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The growth of the federal government in the 1920s

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The federal government of the US in the 1920s was characterized by steady growth as seen from federal expenditures during the period. Contrary to popular belief, Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal initiative is not a crucial factor in the said growth. On the contrary, the New Deal was a by-product of the intensified federal activity in terms of expenditures, regulation and government attitude.

Analysis, Economic policy, National government, Expenditures, Public, Public expenditures, Federal government, Roosevelt, Franklin D.

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Medicare's origin: the economics and politics of dependency

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Medicare legaslation was passed as government officials deliberately restructured political transaction costs due to strong public opposition. This enabled government officials to include Medicare in America's institutional structure and has made federal government the primary purchaser and controlling factor of health care services.

Health care industry, Medical care, Political aspects, Medicare

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