Wealth Taxes: The Constitutional and Administrative Implications

On this episode of the Administrative Law Review’s A Hard Look, tune in to listen to Steven Valentino speak with Professor John Brooks. This episode focuses on wealth taxes and the constitutional and administrative challenges surrounding them. Professor Brooks discusses how Supreme Court interpretation of constitutional law poses a barrier to the congressional enactment of a wealth tax. Additionally, he further illustrates some of the administrative implications of a wealth tax if it was to be enacted.

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