Under the old tax law, money that scientists received from winning the Nobel Prize (or similar prizes)

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Under the old tax law, money that scientists received from winning the Nobel Prize (or similar prizes) was not taxable. Now it is. Which treatment do you think is appropriate? Under both the old and the new tax laws, money received by lottery winners (as well as gambling receipts) is taxable, but losses are not deductible. Is this fair? What distortions does this introduce?

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Economics Of The Public Sector

ISBN: 9780393925227

4th Edition

Authors: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jay K. Rosengard

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