| Orthodox neoclassical economics has long maintained that, from the point of view of the taxed themselves, an income tax is “better than” an excise tax on a particular form of consumption, since, in addition to the total revenue extracted, which is assumed to be the same in both cases, the excise tax weights the levy heavily against a particular consumer good. Originally published in the “Review of Austrian Economics” in 1994 (Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 75–90), as “The Consumption Tax: A Critique.” It appeared on Mises.org on March 18, 2005. Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod. http://mises.org
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