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reminds me of that quadratic someone used to project covid cases. incredible
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It also complements this finding from Grattan that households pay different rates of tax on the same income based on age (for the same reasons)
August 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This result is per-person and thus not driven by ageing—the generosity of the tax and transfer system really has tilted towards older people over time—but the ageing trend will amplify its budgetary implications
August 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When you finance redistribution through a phase-out, you concentrate the burden of taxation on middle income families with children

A tax-financed universal system allows you to reduce the burdens associated with taxation by spreading it out vertically *and* horizontally!
February 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A few months ago I came across this 3 dimensional cylindrical bar column chart in a howard era tax paper 😬
December 5, 2024 at 1:50 AM
one of the best type of guys
November 26, 2024 at 7:18 AM