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31 - 1Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Public Choice Theoryand
The Economics of Taxation
31C H A P T E R
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31 - 2Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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PUBLIC CHOICE THEORYGovernment Failures
Public Choice
Collective Decisions
Revealing Preferences Through Majority Voting
Inefficient Voting Outcomes
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31 - 3Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Majority Voting:
Fails to take into account the strengthof the preferences of individual voters -and may yield economically inefficientoutcomes...
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
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31 - 4Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Majority Voting:Inefficient Voting Outcomes
COMPARE $300 TAX TO PERSONALBENEFIT OF A PUBLIC GOOD
Adams - BENEFIT $700 - "YES"
Benson - BENEFIT $250 - "NO"
Conrad - BENEFIT $200 - "NO"
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
The “No” Votes Win but,
the decision is inefficient…
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31 - 5Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Ben
efit
; T
ax $700
$250
$200
$300
(YES)(YES) (NO)(NO) (NO)(NO)
An Inefficient “NO” Vote
Adams Benson Conrad
The NO vote wins butis inefficient since...
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
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31 - 6Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Ben
efit
; T
ax $700
$250
$200
$300
(YES)(YES) (NO)(NO) (NO)(NO)
An Inefficient “NO” Vote
Adams Benson Conrad
The NO vote wins butis inefficient since...
MSB $1,150 > MSC $900
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
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31 - 7Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Ben
efit
; T
ax $700
$250
$200
$300
(YES)(YES) (NO)(NO) (NO)(NO)
An Inefficient “NO” Vote
Adams Benson Conrad
The NO vote wins butis inefficient since...
MSB $1,150 > MSC $900
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
How about an
inefficient
“YES” vote?
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31 - 8Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Ben
efit
; T
ax
$100
$350 $350
$300
(NO)(NO) (YES)(YES) (YES)(YES)
An Inefficient “YES” Vote
Adams Benson Conrad
The Yes vote wins butis inefficient since....
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
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31 - 9Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Ben
efit
; T
ax
$100
$350 $350
$300
(NO)(NO) (YES)(YES) (YES)(YES)
An Inefficient “YES” Vote
Adams Benson Conrad
The Yes vote wins butis inefficient since....
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
MSB $800 < MSC $900
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31 - 10Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
Interest Groups
Political Logrolling
Paradox of Voting
Median-Voter Model
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31 - 11Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Special Interest Effect
Rent-Seeking Behavior
Clear Benefits, Hidden Costs
Limited and Bundled Choice
Bureaucracy and Inefficiency
Imperfect Institutions
GOVERNMENT FAILURE
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31 - 12Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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APPORTIONING THE
TAX BURDENBenefits-Received Principle
Ability-to-Pay Principle
• Progressive Tax
• Regressive Tax
• Proportional Tax
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31 - 13Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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TAX APPLICATIONS:
• Personal Income TaxProgressive
• Sales TaxRegressive
• Corporate Income TaxProportional - Regressive
• Payroll TaxesRegressive
• Property TaxesRegressive
Identify whether progressive, regressive, or proportional
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31 - 14Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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TAX INCIDENCE ANDEFFICIENCY LOSS
Division of BurdenElasticities: With a specific supply -
Greater elasticity = greater shift to consumers
With a specific demand -The more inelastic the supply -
the greater the portion borne by producers
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31 - 15Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Tax RevenuesEfficiency Loss of a TaxRole of ElasticitiesQualifications
•Redistributive Goals•Reducing Negative Externalities
TAX INCIDENCE ANDEFFICIENCY LOSS
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31 - 16Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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Personal Income TaxIndividual
Corporate Income TaxStockholders – Consumers
Sales and Excise TaxesConsumers
Property TaxesOwner or Renter
PROBABLE INCIDENCE OF U.S. TAXESTHE U.S. TAX STRUCTURE
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31 - 17Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
Key Terms
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United KingdomNetherlands
FranceGermany
ItalyCanadaSweden
United StatesJapan
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
1997 DATA
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVETaxes on Goods and Services as a Percentage of Total Tax Revenues, Selected Nations
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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31 - 18Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
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THE ISSUE OF FREEDOM
The Conservative Position
Chapter Conclusions
The Liberal Position
Fallacy of Limited Decisions
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public choice theorylogrollingparadox of votingmedian-voter modelgovernment failurespecial-interest effectrent seekingbenefits-received principle
ability-to-pay principle
progressive tax
regressive tax
proportional tax
tax incidence
efficiency loss of a tax
fallacy of limited decisions
ENDBACKCopyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2002
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31 - 20Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
Public Choice Theory
Government Failure
Apportioning the Tax Burden
Tax Applications
Tax Incidence and Efficiency Loss
The U.S. Tax Structure
The Issue of Freedom
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Chapter 32
Antitrust,Regulation,andIndustrial Policy