Slaying Leviathan: The Moral Case for Tax Reform

From the Publisher

“[Carbone] is the best and most articulate cheerleader in the country–and I’m glad she’s cheering and teaching history and moral economic behavior for the conservatives.”

“The moral component of taxation is rarely discussed, but it should be. . . . With more voices such as [Carbone’s], maybe politicians and their enablers will learn that government cannot manipulate the economy to achieve biased outcomes without generating the resentment and class warfare they profess to distaste.”

“An excellent addition to the voluminous literature condemning the leviathan that has become America’s tax system.”

“Slaying Leviathan issues a devastating indictment of the absurdity that has masqueraded as tax policy for the last century. Carbone’s insightful book illustrates the moral damage wrought by the misuse of tax policy to overturn natural justice. Combining history with vision, economic reality with social and moral reasoning, and humor with outrage, Slaying Leviathan is important not only for the coming debate over tax reform but also for understanding the economic roots of modern moral malaise.”

“Slaying Leviathan sounds a clarion call for reform of the labyrinthine and discriminatory tax system that has fueled the wanton growth of government in the United States for the past century. Leslie Carbone’s passionate attack on tax-and-spending proclivities of politicians and bureaucrats argues forcefully that fiscal policy choices are not just matters of economics, but of moral principle as well.”

“Slaying Leviathan clearly shows how freely competitive markets and moral principles are interdependent foundations of a free and humane society.”

“Leslie Carbone’s argument for restoring virtue, justice, and common sense to fiscal policy is a vital contribution to the debate over taxes. Anyone who wants to understand the moral price of our tax system should read this book.”