[FoRK] Tax the tall...

[Jeff Bone]

On Dec 12, 2007, at 2:28 PM, Kevin Elliott wrote:

> On Dec 12, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Jeff Bone wrote:
>
>>
>> Heh:
>>
>>  http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/12/tax-the-tall.html
>
> It did seem to me to miss the obvious:
>
> <http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/12/tall_tales.php>
>
> "4) We already have a very good proxy for earning extra income,  
> which is . . . the extra income. Presumably, the progressive income  
> tax is already taxing the tall for being tall, while possibly also  
> giving them discounts for other conditions that have lowered their  
> earnings potential."

I sort of think you're missing the point;  this isn't actually about  
tax policy.

jb