The Tax Foundation’s Ten principles of sound tax policy are a must-read for those influ­encing tax policy. I think the list can be further refined down to about half that, but maybe they wanted to get an even ten. For instance, maintaining the neutrality of the system (#2) will result in broad bases (#3). It’s when […]

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I just finished reading an article recom­mended by Richard about the estate tax, titled “Death and taxes”. It appears in New Statesman, a UK magazine “created in 1913 with the aim of perme­ating the educated and influ­ential classes with socialist ideas.” I’m glad I read the article in full before reading the magazine’s history, as […]

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