Whether a provision is viewed as a deviation from a normal tax structure depends on what tax definition is viewed as normal.[3] Using the definition of income developed by economists Robert Haig and Henry Simons, income is defined as one’s consumption plus change in net worth.[4] But that definition is not necessarily the best way to structure a tax base because a change in one’s net worth usually becomes consumption later.[5] As a result, building the tax base on a Haig-Simons… [read post]

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