“With a relentless commitment to rigor and clarity, Edward Kleinbard has brought to light the unfairness of the U.S. economy and the unjustified risks that many Americans must bear. This provocative and entertaining book is a fresh look at how to complete America’s social contract. Featuring Ed’s legendary wit and ability to explain fiscal policy in plain English, this is a must-read for anyone interested in greater economic justice.” — Professor Emmanuel Saez and Professor Gabriel Zucman, University of Cal
Edward D. Kleinbard served as the Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law at the USC’s Gould School of Law, and a Fellow at The Century Foundation. Kleinbard was one of four individuals honored as 2016 International Tax Person of the Year by the nonpartisan policy organization Tax Analysts. He authored the books What’s Luck Got to Do with It? How Smarter Government Can Rescue the American Dream and We Are Better Than This: How Government Should Spend Our Money , published by Oxford U. Press.
Kleinbard joined USC Gould in 2009. Before joining USC Law, Kleinbard served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation. The JCT Staff are the nonpartisan tax resource to Congress, helping legislators to formulate legislation, writing analyses of legislative proposals or tax issues of interest to the Congress, and estimating the revenue consequences of legislative proposals.