Triumph of Injustice

Pretty good book to learn about how taxation affects the overall economy, and which kind of taxation is really paid by whom. It is also great to learn about the mechanisms behind tax optimization. It made me think about the concepts of progressive/regressive taxes. It is very in favor of increasing taxation for the rich (i.e. having a more progressive tax), but and explains how the current tax system works (in the US), how it got here and what we can do to improve on it.

Some interesting ideas on how to make taxation fairer. Very US-centric, and some of the ideas wouldn't necessarily apply to other countries. No explanation of how to get the proposed policies implemented - very much a "we're economists, this is how things should work in a perfect world" rather than the practicalities. Despite the cover blurb, this isn't groundbreaking or pioneering - lots of other authors have made the point that tax policy needs to be fixed - though the historical perspective is better than other books I've read.