What Scrooge Effect? Americans Keep Giving, Despite the Welfare State

What Scrooge Effect? Americans Keep Giving, Despite the Welfare State
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Paul Mueller
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Commentary
We just made it through another tax season. Congress has begun debating whether and how to extend the Trump tax cuts from the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While many elements of that tax debate are worth commenting on, I want to highlight the standard deduction because it sheds light on an underappreciated part of American philanthropy.
Paul Mueller
Paul Mueller
Author
Paul Mueller is a senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). He received his Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. Previously, Dr. Mueller taught at The King’s College in New York City.