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Curated Video
What Is an Effective Tax Rate?
Howcast - Learn about effective tax rates in this Howcast finance video with expert Gregory McGraime.
The Business Professor
Computing tax credits
Tax credits reduce the liability of a taxpayer. That is, it reduces the amount of taxes owed. This is different than a deduction, which reduces the taxable income of a taxpayer.
The Business Professor
Alternative minimum taxes
The alternative minimum tax system or ATM was created to make certain everyone pays a minimum percentage of income taxes. This video explains how alternative minimum taxes are calculated and applied.
Hip Hughes History
The Articles of Confederation Explained: U.S. History Review
A review of our first Constitution, the AOC. What were the Articles of Confederation? How did it run the United States? Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Mr. Hughes explains the basics of the Articles of Confederation including...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Innovation Needs Inventors
By not addressing inclusivity, we are losing entire generations of new minds. MIT Economist John Van Reenan describes this in his research as the "lost Einstein" effect, and argues that to get innovation back on track we need to do a...
Curated Video
The Impact of Tax Laws on Business Performance Around the World
The video discusses the impact that the tax system and tax laws have on businesses in different countries. It explains the two main forms of tax that businesses have to pay, which are VAT and corporation tax. The video goes on to explain...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Spence: Policy Proposals for the United States (4/5)
Nobel Laureate Michael Spence favors a consumption tax: a big chunk of government revenues should come from taxes on value added and consumption. Besides a sensible energy policy, Spence's agenda reads jobs, jobs, and jobs. The tradable...
Curated Video
Taxation and Tax Structures: Understanding the Basics
This video provides an overview of taxation and its different structures, such as proportionate, progressive and regressive. The speaker explains why taxes are necessary, how they are used to manage the economy, redistribute income and...
The Business Professor
Alternative minimum taxes
The alternative minimum tax system or ATM was created to make certain everyone pays a minimum percentage of income taxes. This video explains how alternative minimum taxes are calculated and applied.
The Business Professor
Computing tax credits
Tax credits reduce the liability of a taxpayer. That is, it reduces the amount of taxes owed. This is different than a deduction, which reduces the taxable income of a taxpayer.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Tax the Rich
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Morris Pearl talks with Rob Johnson about his new book, and the vision of his organization: Patriotic Millionaires.
Morris Pearl talks with Rob Johnson about his new book, and the vision of his organization: Patriotic Millionaires.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
One Dollar. One Vote. [Emmanuel Saez]
Inequality is destroying our society. While taxation is meant to organize resources for the public good, our current tax system serves only the few. When wealth is consolidated, elections are bought, and democracy dies.
ACDC Leadership
Automatic Stabilizers- Macro Topic 3.9
In this video I explain the basics of fiscal policy and the difference between non-discretionary and discretionary fiscal policy.
Curated Video
Policy Approaches to Alleviate Poverty in an Economic System
The video is a lecture presentation on policy approaches to alleviate poverty within an economic system. The speaker covers three areas: fiscal drag effect, the poverty trap, and the unemployment trap, and discusses potential remedies...
Other
We the Economy: Taxation Nation
Why is our tax system so complicated? Teachers have long relied on educational cartoons with catchy songs to simplify everything from grammar to government. Can a cartoon conquer a challenge like today's tax system, with its...