tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post2342105856214738060..comments2023-08-07T11:56:21.241-04:00Comments on Economist At Large: Rethinking Redistributioneconomistatlargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-20392617120738146142010-11-03T21:46:34.438-04:002010-11-03T21:46:34.438-04:00the word you're looking for is avoidance, but ...the word you're looking for is avoidance, but that's not here or there. <br /><br />Beliefs are always key and it's fair that we don't know what's going to make us happy. We act on beliefs and that makes your point fair.<br /><br />At the same time, what is a better indicator of values, actions that have a known cost or survey responses?economistatlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-87878406182568287152010-11-02T14:33:27.305-04:002010-11-02T14:33:27.305-04:00I think the tax evasion you're referring to is...I think the tax evasion you're referring to is incentivized by the belief that reduction in income will reduce happiness, not actual happiness reduction.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383658294652544196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-60492187651825155282010-10-31T14:30:30.012-04:002010-10-31T14:30:30.012-04:00I've seen summaries of the piece, but not the ...I've seen summaries of the piece, but not the original. Interesting work (I've seen some that put the point at around $100,000, but that's not the key point) and provides some interesting incite to the issue. But then we see people with large incomes going to incredible lengths to avoid paying taxes, so I still think it could just be a survey issue and not one based on actions. But still just goes to show we don't have a handle on this stuff at all.economistatlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502077424040918432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248059609743937495.post-63400730510791646242010-10-31T14:04:55.835-04:002010-10-31T14:04:55.835-04:00Have you kept up with Kahneman and other happiness...Have you kept up with Kahneman and other happiness literature? It seems that there is an important inflection point around a $75,000 US income, even adjusting for country.<br /><br />I read a pretty good Financial Times article on this topic, seems to summarize it pretty well:<br /><br />http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/905132a6-dbec-11df-af09-00144feabdc0.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383658294652544196noreply@blogger.com