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gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 11/1/2009
Marginal Tax Hikes from Health Reform
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Here is my column in tomorrow's NY Times about the marginal tax rates implicit in the health reform bill making its ways through Congress. Let me add a few additional observations on the topic. 1. Here are the CBO numbers on which the article is based. Unfortunately, the Times did not run the ...
The Dead Zone: The Implicit Marginal Tax Rate
mises.org - 26 days ago
The Dead Zone: The Implicit Marginal Tax Rate
— mises.org — To say that antipoverty programs in the United States are perverted may be an understatement. When you... take into account the loss of means-tested benefits (e.g., cash assistance, food stamps, housing subsidies, and health insurance), and the taxes ... (more) The Dead Zone: The Implicit Marginal Tax Rate
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On Revisions and on Conditioning
econbrowser.com - 11/1/2009
On Revisions and on Conditioning
— econbrowser.com — Both have to be "handled with care". Revisions We're all tempted to make predictions on the basis... of the last data point. And even more difficult to resist is the temptation to make definitive statements on the basis of data that are sure to ... (more) On Revisions and on Conditioning

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What Exactly Is Going On In Finland?
fistfulofeuros.net - 10/29/2009
What Exactly Is Going On In Finland?
— fistfulofeuros.net — Finland, we have recently been told, is the world’s most prosperous nation, and it is deemed to... be prosperous not only in monetary and financial terms, but also in terms of the implicit wealth of its democracy and governance. This striking assessment is to be found in the latest edition ... (more) What Exactly Is Going On In Finland?

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Marginal Revolution — 1. Greg Mankiw's very good column on health insurance and marginal tax rates; Greg adds comment. 2. Somerset Maugham: the perfect traveler? 3. Ten smelly foods from Asia. 4. Slew of Ayn Rand links. 5. The Lehman failure really was at fault; Arnold Kling adds comment. 6. MR is a start-up, as is Modern Principles.

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Abnormal Returns — ... Why the health care debate cannot be decided solely on economics.  (Mankiw Blog) ...

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