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The Weird Way Taxes Impact Behavior

Learn about how taxes can influence human behavior through the power of incentives. See how different tax policies have impacted everything around us, including the buildings we live in, the cars we drive, and even what we eat and wear. Gain a deeper appreciation for the importance of designing tax policies that encourage positive economic behaviors.

Patent Box

Sales Tax Holiday

Ways and Means Committee

Capital Allowance

Bonus Depreciation

Taxes and the American Revolution

The American Revolution was a tax revolt over the power to tax, not over tax burdens. It serves as a reminder that tax policy can have impacts (big and small) that last for centuries.

State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction

Conventional Scoring

Taxable Income