Big Oil, Targeted Taxes, and the Rule of Law

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Kevin A. Hassett

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Alan D. Viard

American Enterprise Institute

Date Written: 2012

Abstract

In this article, Hassett and Viard argue that proposals to single out the five largest oil producers for disparate tax treatment based on political hostility toward those companies threatens the rule of law.

Suggested Citation

Hassett, Kevin A. and Viard, Alan D., Big Oil, Targeted Taxes, and the Rule of Law (2012). Tax Notes, Vol. 135, No. 2, April 9, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2218386

Kevin A. Hassett

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Alan D. Viard (Contact Author)

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