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Episode 233: Disincentivizing Taxes

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The moral of this story is that people respond to incentives and you can't just wave a magic wand and say, we're going to tax this thing. They'll buy less of the thing you've taxed and more likely they'll find creative ways to avoid the tax. Be sure to join us next week when we steadfastly avoid any more talk about taxes because it actually hurts my stomach until thenYou could follow us on Twitter handles are in the show notes. There's no presidential election anymore. Take a deep breath. Look at your fellow citizens and it's be nice to each other. See you next week.

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