The Case Against a VAT

AOL News has published an opinion piece I wrote about the idea of a national value-added tax, under the headline: "How Bad Is the VAT? Let Me Count the Ways." The other four people AOL News asked for their opinions on the VAT -- Donald Marron, Isabel Sawhill, Henry Aaron, and Veronique de Rugy -- all have Ph.Ds, so it's interesting to read all the pieces and see how mine compares.