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Category ArchiveTax Reform(46 articles) |
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May 29, 2008Real Change in Domestic PolicyArnold KlingFrom a web site put together by Congressman Paul Ryan, It is a real plan, with real proposals, real numbers......MORE May 9, 2008Biggs on Bracket CreepArnold KlingAndrew Biggs writes, If the tax cuts expire, income-tax revenues by 2018 will rise to 10.8% of the total economy......MORE April 19, 2008Are Natalist Tax Incentives a Free Lunch?Bryan CaplanAlmost all economists ridicule the notion that - at its current margin - the U.S. government can raise revenue by......MORE February 25, 2008Kotlikoff on the Fair TaxArnold KlingLaurence Kotlikoff writes, What if Mr. Megabucks sits and counts his money? With a direct wealth tax Mr. Megabucks pays......MORE January 8, 2008My Essay on the Fair TaxArnold KlingOn my earlier post, commenter Morgan wrote, This is where the transparency of the sales tax is such a huge......MORE January 7, 2008Why The Fair Tax is UnworkableArnold KlingBrad DeLong explains. Estimates of the actual rate of taxation required for the FairTax to be "revenue neutral" (meaning for......MORE December 14, 2007How Much Revenue Could the U.S. Raise by Taxing Negative Externalities?Bryan CaplanA topic at lunch: How much tax revenue could the U.S. raise by imposing efficient Pigovian taxes on things with......MORE July 29, 2007Taxes and EconomicsArnold KlingAlan Blinder gives a pretty good lesson. just remember one simple principle: If we tax Activity A at 15 percent......MORE July 11, 2007The Default Path for TaxesArnold KlingGreg Mankiw points to a letter from the Congressional Budget Office which says that with no change in tax law......MORE July 11, 2007Malevolent AspirationsBryan CaplanAs the Tick might say, this modest proposal from Reihan Salam is "just plain... plain wrong! And no-one should do......MORE June 20, 2007Jason Furman on TaxesArnold KlingJason Furman sent me an email that I think provides some good background on the economics of taxation. So let......MORE June 19, 2007My Tax SystemArnold KlingJason Furman chides me for not describing my ideal tax system. I once wrote, let me offer the Bleeding-Heart Libertarian......MORE June 18, 2007Answering Jason FurmanArnold KlingHe defends the corporate income tax. All taxes are ultimately paid by people. Just who those people are in the......MORE June 13, 2007Sense and Nonsense on Tax ReformArnold KlingJason Furman, Larry Summers, and Jason Bordoff write We believe these principles should command wide assent as policymakers consider tax......MORE January 29, 2007Sounds Right to MeArnold KlingRamesh Ponnuru writes, What they're saying is that, yes, expensive health plans would be taxed more [under the recent Bush......MORE January 21, 2007The Case Against Tax BreaksArnold KlingMaya MacGuineas writes, Most tax expenditures are really spending programs designed to look like tax cuts. Picture them as vouchers......MORE December 8, 2006Explaining the AMT spikeArnold KlingJoe Kristan has the story. Congress has fought the arithmetic with "temporary" increases in the AMT exemption. The 2006 exemption......MORE December 6, 2006Alternative Minimum Tax PuzzleArnold KlingThe graph in this Wall Street Journal piece shows a steep rise in the proportion of middle-income taxpayers who will......MORE November 12, 2006Why Do Sales Taxes Exist?Bryan CaplanMankiw's post on AMT reform reminds me of yet another simple challenge to the rational, selfish voter model: Since we......MORE September 4, 2006New Interview with Milton FriedmanArnold KlingRuss Roberts is the interviewer. To listen, go here. To read a transcript, go here. I was struck by the......MORE There are 46 entries listed in this category (Tax Reform). The most recent are listed above. If there are more than 20, here are the rest:
The Kotlikoff Budget Plan (July 15, 2006) The Case for Tax Reform (November 07, 2005) Hard Heads, Soft Hearts (August 26, 2005) Learning vs. Persistent Mistakes (May 02, 2005) Taxes and Market Time (December 22, 2004) Tax Breaks vs. Subsidies (December 10, 2004) Complex System, Poorly Enforced (November 22, 2004) Single Tax Rate (November 18, 2004) Tax Reform (November 16, 2004) Taxes and Social Security (November 10, 2004) All Holes, No Cheese? (October 08, 2004) Policy Specifics (September 03, 2004) Is Kerry Listening? (July 29, 2004) Hours Worked In the U.S. vs. Europe (July 12, 2004) Welfare State Free Lunch? (April 19, 2004) Tax Simplification (January 04, 2004) Trade Deficit, Saving, and Tax Policy (November 18, 2003) Consumption Tax? (October 31, 2003) More Tax Day Thoughts (April 15, 2003) Tax Day Thoughts (April 15, 2003) Impact of Dividend Tax Reform (March 18, 2003) Economic vs. Non-economic Savings Incentives (March 13, 2003) Consumption Taxation (February 18, 2003) Migratory Lucky Duckies (February 11, 2003) Tax Reform Timidity (February 04, 2003)
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