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The Growing Burden of Payroll Taxes

Here’s a column on reforming the payroll tax that I wrote in NYTimes Economix today: Payroll taxes and corporate income taxes accounted for an equal share of federal tax revenue in 1969. By 2009, payroll taxes generated more than six times as much … Continue reading

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Top economists on whether we should tax capital income less than labor income

Here are some responses from the public finance economists on the list: Acemoglu disagrees and says “Two things are ott confused. Continuously taxing savings is hugely inefficient. Taxing income at source even if it is capital income isn’t.” Auerbach strongly … Continue reading

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When are people paying taxes? 47% and taxes over the lifecycle

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