Populist Ambivalence to Tax Evasion

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proposed withholding to combat tax evasion from the non-reporting of more than $3 billion in dividends and interest on individual income tax returns. Kennedy’s withholding proposal encountered an enormous wave of public opposition and was ultimately rejected. Steven Bank discusses why dividend and interest withholding generate such populist outrage.

Image courtesy of interviewee. May 8, 2024

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