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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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THE ISSUE OF FREEDOM

The Conservative Position

Chapter Conclusions

The Liberal Position

Fallacy of Limited Decisions

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

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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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