Taxes and Spending
Death, Wealth, and Taxes
Wealth and the inequality it breeds are central to the functioning of our entire economic system.
The Preferred Tax Type: Comment on Herbener
A standard theorem in neoclassical public finance holds that income taxes are preferred to equal revenue excise taxes. Herbener (1988) rejects this theorem.
The Myth of Neutral Taxation
Death Taxes: Theory, History, and Ethics
When the state intervenes in family inheritance process, it increases its coffers at the expense of the smooth operation of family, society, and economy.
Man Turns Down 24 Round Trip Airline Tickets Because of Tax Concerns
Here is a Wall Street Journal article (July 6, 2005; Page B1) about Jack McCall, who won an America
Health Economics (Drugs, Body Parts Markets and Socialized Medicine)
Recorded at Mises University 2004.
Down with the Withholding Tax
Did you have to write out a check to the IRS for $5,581 this past April 15? If you had to do such a thing next year, would you think of it as your civic duty or would you consider it a crime that only the government could get away with?
The Economics and Politics of Education: An Interview with Robert Murphy
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Dr. Robert P. Murphy about Education on June 28th, 2005.