At 11:33 AM 4/25/02 -0700, john hull wrote: >Instead of surveillance schemes that sound a bit >Big-Brotheresque, no offense, why not just take the >forms already extant and merely switch hours worked >for income earned?
We know how to audit returns to check on the income earned. The question is how to audit time spent. We need enough data so that audits are feasible. >Question: Would such a program necessarily imply flat >taxation, instead of progressive, since income will >not be reported but hours will? Tax as a function of hours need not be flat. Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444 703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323
