I have seen the light

Reader comment on: David Koch on Taxes and Ballet
in response to reader comment: Let's go with the 90% on the estate tax

Submitted by ben (United States), May 18, 2010 08:25

I think the issue I am having with this as I think through it is that the relationship with income is probably not a linear one, whereas with the inheritance tax it may be more so. Holtz Eakin presents a compelling case that raising income taxes will increase charitable giving, partly because people assume that taxes in the future will come down and make it more advantageous to save or spend. I can't reconcile this with the outer limits of my hypothetical though. If the relationship is non-linear, I can have my cake and eat it too. So I will stick with that story.


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The Future of Capitalism replies:

That's the "at a certain point, you have enough" point.

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Dittos on Your Comments [57 words]JuddMay 17, 2010 17:43
estate tax and income tax are different
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benMay 17, 2010 11:14
Not the same.
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benMay 17, 2010 12:55
Put another way
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benMay 17, 2010 15:34
It would be to a point
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benMay 17, 2010 20:54
Let's go with the 90% on the estate tax
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benMay 17, 2010 22:43
⇒ I have seen the light
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benMay 18, 2010 08:25

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