Taxes and Spending
The end of the classroom as we know it
The Huntsville Times was prompted by Bill Gates’s good comments on education to interview others on the topic, and I was among them.
The Meltdown of the German Welfare State
The past year has brought to light what so long was concealed under the veil of the German consensus model, writes Frank Vogelgesang.
The Case Against the Flat Tax
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
