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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Taxes

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | The Tax Effect Behind the Market Selloff
After last year's low volatility and impressive gains, stock market investors have been whipsawed in early 2014. Stocks dropped sharply in January, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 5%, and falling again Monday.
Market Watch | Most tax-friendly states for retirees
When it comes to finding a state to which to retire, there are plenty of factors to consider.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Library of Economics | The Sucker Tax
Minnesota experimented to determine what increases tax compliance. Groups of tax payers were sent two different informative messages. One message described the beneficial things the tax money would be spent on: education, health care, law enforcement, etc. Not too surprisingly this strategy didn't work.