International Comparisons
Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better
Scandinavian Welfare System
How Can Scandinavians Tax So Much? By
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven
Cambridge University Economist Ha-Joon Chang makes an
interesting point regarding taxes:
“If tax really were a pure burden, all rich
individuals and companies would move to Paraguay or Bulgaria, where the top
rate of income tax is 10%. Of course, this does not happen because, in those
countries, in return for low tax you get poor public services. Conversely, most
rich Swedes don’t go into tax exile because of their 60% top income tax rate,
because they get a good welfare state and excellent education in return.
Japanese and German companies don’t move out of their countries in droves
despite some of the highest corporate income tax rates in the world (31% and
30% respectively) because they get good infrastructure, well-educated workers,
strong public support for research and development, and well-functioning
administrative and legal systems.
Low tax is not in itself a virtue. The question should
be whether the government is providing services of satisfactory quality, given
the tax receipts, not what the level of tax is.”
Insights from Psychology and Behavioral Economics on
Taxation and Welfare Programs
Excellent piece on Laffer Curve, Income
Effects and Substitution Effects
Cultural/Social Factors – Working Class versus
the Poor
Are people poor because they are lazy?
Taxes and the Macroeconomy
How sales taxes could boost economic growth
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2017/article/how-sales-taxes-could-boost-economic-growth