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Bootleggers, Baptists, and Others Who Benefit From Tax Complexity

To understand the American tax code, you first need to understand a theory developed while watching liquor regulations in the American South. Economist Bruce Yandle noticed that two groups supported Sunday alcohol bans: Baptist ministers, who wanted to protect communities from drinking, and bootleggers, who wanted to eliminate their competition for a day. The two groups had different motives, but pushed for the same policy. Yandle called this dy…
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thedailyeconomy.org broke the news in on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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