引言 1
第一篇 越少越好? 7
1 减税的政治学分析 7
2 减税的经济学分析 14
第二篇 追随资金的踪迹 27
3 收入与支出:联邦预算 27
4 变成王子的青蛙:财政盈余的来源 36
5 林中之鸟:财政盈余预测 44
6 花钱太多?设定一个盈余目标 52
第三篇 实施减税 61
7 布什的计划:基本要点 61
8 为了更富的人,为了更穷的人:谁将从减税中获益? 71
9 替代方案 82
INTRODUCTION 93
PART Ⅰ IS LESS MORE? 99
1 THE POLITICS OF TAX CUTS 99
2 THE ECONOMICS OF TAX CUTS 106
PART Ⅱ FOLLOW THE MONEY 119
3 GETTING AND SPENDING:THE FEDERAL BUDGET 119
4 THE FROG WHO TURNED INTO A PRINCE:ORIGINS OF THE SURPLUS 128
5 BIRDS IN THE BUSH:PROJECTING THE SURPLUS 137
6 TAKING TOO MUCH?SETTING A SURPLUS TARGET 145
PART Ⅲ MAKING THE CUT 153
7 THE BUSH PLAN:THE BASICS 153
8 FOR RICHER,FOR POORER:WHO BENEFITS FROM THE TAX CUT? 163
9 ALTERNATIVES 173