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How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay)

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The Evolution of Altruism

In the dictator game, you have an amount of money and can give some of it to a charity. John Sutter: Altruism goes up when there's more of a reason to give the money away. He says Catherine Echle found that people would donate almost as much to government organization as they would to private group. Sutter: Maybe these findings could help address one of the biggest economic problems in the U.S., tax gap.

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