How to tax the top 1% with Natasha Sarin

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  Next year, American policymakers are going to have to decide what to do about taxes.

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  Some major provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs act are going to be expiring an outcome neither Republicans nor Democrats want.

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  That means that whoever wins the US Election, there is going to be a conversation about tax policy.

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  There is also the context that right now the government is borrowing a lot of money.

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  At some point, taxes are going to need to rise and many are going to be saying,

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  okay, cool, but don't raise my taxes.

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  Raise them on those people over there.

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  Raise them on the very richest.

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  This week we are going to ask what is the best way of taxing the top 1%?

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  This is the Economics show with Samaya Keynes.

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  I'm joined today by Natasha Sarin,

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  formerly counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the US Treasury,

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  a current professor at Yale, and also president of the Budget Lab,

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  a research center analyzing US Policy.

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  What better person to talk about taxes?

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  Natasha, hello.

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  Hi, Samayya.

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  Thanks so much for having me.

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  Thanks so much for being here.

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  Okay, let's get straight into it.

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