Döden och skatter

Benjamin Franklin skrev att inget i världen är säkert utom döden och skatter. Angående sambandet de faktorerna emellan - gällande arvsskatten, från ScienceDirect via Mark Perry:

In response to the repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax people postponed death to avoid taxes. This is an example of the far-reaching behavioral effects of economic incentives and of unintended consequences of policy changes. Using individual data, including information on taxable estates, we find that deceased with, compared to those without, tax incentives to postpone death were 10 percentage points more likely to die the day after rather than the day before the repeal. An extended analysis suggests that the timing of deaths was affected not only during these two days but during a longer surrounding period.

Friedman sade stiligt att staten skulle orsaka sandbrist i Sahara inom fem år ifall de ansvarade för sanden, och tydligen slutar alltså Dangerfieldinspirerat även folk att dö ifall staten lägger sig i dödsfallen.

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