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Why a Revenue-Neutral Tax Dividend Check Doesn’t Negate the Deadweight Loss of a Tax

I can see in the comments here, regarding my article about the economists writing a pro-carbon tax letter to the WSJ, that several of you aren’t seeing the big picture on the dividend stuff. So in this post, let me give you a quick numerical example to show the standard way economists think about taxes, […]

Murphy Twin Spin on Energy Topics

==> My Part 2 of my critique of the “Green New Deal.” ==> My response to the 45 economists who wrote an open letter to the Wall Street Journal calling for a carbon tax. My favorite part: Before leaving this section, let me try one last attempt to get the reader to see the sleight-of-hand […]

BMS ep. 12: Gene Epstein on Commies, Krugman, and Crushing Debaters

The latest episode is long but we cover a lot of interesting stuff.

Would Jesus Be Annoyed With Libertarian Memes?

Of course He would be–He’s fully human after all… But specifically, what about the “TAXATION IS THEFT!” line of argument? Gene Callahan blogs that this isn’t scriptural, since we read in Luke 3: 10 And the crowds asked him [John the Baptist], “What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics[b] is to share with him […]