Fwd: Tax Justice Digest: Special Vintage Tax Reform Comic Book Online

[John Gear]

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From: Citizens for Tax Justice <c...@ctj.org>

Date: September 5, 2013 2:02:33 PM PDT

To: John Gear <gea...@gmail.com>

Subject: Tax Justice Digest: Special Vintage Tax Reform Comic Book Online

CTJ's Tax Justice Digest 

CTJ has digitized and uploaded the only full-fledged, full-length comic book we know of that’s dedicated to the issue of tax reform.  It is called "Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform" and was published in 1977 by New York Public Interest Research Group. "Blood from a Stone” offers a concise and witty introduction to the history of taxation and the need for progressive tax reform in the United States. While the comic is now over 36 years old, it remains strikingly prescient in light of today's tax reform debates. In fact, many of the specific tax breaks called out as in need of reform in the comic, such as the preferential rate for capital gains or accelerated depreciation, are on the top of the list of the breaks that still need to go! We are proud to pluck this comic from its obscurity and to post, for the first time since its original release, a digitized copy of this fascinating comic in its entirety.  We do so with gratitude and permission from the comic's original authors Larry Gonick and Steve Atlas.  Enjoy!

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