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Timmy Elsewhere

October 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

At the ASI. On a slightly odd view of taper reief.

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  • 1 Philip Thomas // Oct 22, 2007 at 9:28 am

    So are you against his central conceit that income, irrespective of source, should be taxed equally even if it may prove due to differing elasticity?
    Tim adds: Not really sure: just wanted to highlight the point that the design was to take advantage of that very point.

  • 2 Philip Thomas // Oct 22, 2007 at 10:12 am

    opps, you answered my point, but it was supposed to say “suboptimal” after “it may prove”.

    The dilemma between equality and efficiency springs eternal.

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