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Subject:	Redistributive taxation in democracies: Evidence on people's satisfaction
From:	Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:43:15 -0400
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European Journal of Political Economy
Volume 22, Issue 4 , December 2006, Pages 809-837
Redistributive taxation in democracies: Evidence on people's satisfaction

Michele Bernasconi, a,

aDipartimento di Economia, Università dell’Insubria, via Monte Generoso 71,
21100, Varese, Italy

Abstract
Theories of political redistribution are tested using data collected in
three phases of the International Social Survey Programme. Individuals
categorized as having high, middle, or low incomes were asked whether they
consider the overall tax burden in their countries too high, too low or
about right. Very few citizens indicated that they were satisfied with tax
systems; most believed that taxes on low and middle incomes are too high,
while taxes on high incomes are too low. Support for tax systems is bimodal
within the income classes, with the richest 5% being the most supportive,
and the median in a population being second. Ideological values have a
strong impact on political support for redistribution across all income
classes. The results bear witness to the multidimensional nature of
preferences for redistribution, and to the delicate question of the
effectiveness of democracy in implementing citizens' preferences.

Keywords: Taxes; Preferences for redistribution; Survey evidence

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