Perfectly legal : the covert campaign to rig our tax system to benefit the super rich-- and cheat everybody else

The covert campaign to rig our tax system to benfit the super rich--and cheat everybody else. The media and middle-class voters blandly accept tax cuts for the wealthy because they believe the rich pay more than their share. Not true, journalist David Cay Johnston convincingly argues. With thorough research and startling examples, he makes a persuasive case that the rich enjoy a free tax ride, while the middle class's tax burden keeps growing. He offers a hair-raising tour of posh jets, corporate compensation committees and IRS offices to show how the deck is stacked. Though his stridency can be wearing and the text dates back to 2003, Johnston's trenchant book still will intrigue anyone with an interest in creating a fairer US tax system or in living with the one they've got Jonathan Blattmachr walked swiftly toward the Park Avenue curb, eager to find his driver so he could be whisked away from Manhattan to a waiting plane.